sf wrote:

> On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:58:12 -0500, Kate Connally >
> wrote:
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>>I'm not a huge gumbo fan. Although I did
>>once have "Alligator and 2 Sausage Gumbo" at a local
>>restaurant. They also had a hippo entree at the special
>>but it was a little too pricey for my budget.
>
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> Have you ever tried "regular" gumbo?

I'm not sure. I was in Nawlins once over 20 years
ago and went to Ralph and Kacoo's (I could have sworn
it as Kacoo and Ralph's but not according to their
web site - my was is easier to say) for dinner. I had
the 7(?) Shrimp Dinner which was shrimp prepared 7(?) different
ways. (I just went to their web site and I see that they
don't have that item any more. ;-( Bummer. It was excellent
except for the soft-shelled crab. I gave it a shot but
yuck!) It may have had a shrimp gumbo included.

Anyway, I hate okra and am not fond of file powder
used as thickening. If I ever came across a gumbo
recipe that I thought I might like I would leave out
the item that makes it gumbo - either the okra or
file - so I guess I still wouldn't be eating gumbo,
regular or otherwise. ;-) I guess it would just be
soup or stew, or maybe stoup.

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?