"Jim Davis" > wrote in message
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> Mary wrote:
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> >Have you ever had fried okra? It is kind of like deep-fried
> >slime. Very slippery. It is almost as though southerners
> >were hard pressed to find something to deepfry and settled
> >for something that would hold its shape just long enough for the
> >batter to brown.
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> >ba boom!
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> Y'musta had it done wrong. Fried okra done properly is fantastic,not
> slimey at all, but crisp and good. I miss it, same as fried green
tomatoes.
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Actually I have never cooked it myself. Let's have a good recipe!
(I have had fried tomatoes, but not green. My
grandmother fried ripe ones, battered lightly, and they were delicious with
a little sprinkle of sugar.)