"Sky" > wrote in message
...
> Since both gumbo file' and rootbeer are derived from sassafras, can they
> be substituted for each other? I've used the former perhaps once or
> twice and the latter only with vanilla ice cream as a float or solely as
> a sodapop drink. What and how else do the two have in common
> (whatever!)?
>
> Sky, who's just curious
>
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don't think I'd like that 'little bit o' fizz' in my gumbo (smile). The
only thing I've seen root beer used for (and my recipe calls for a specific
brand - not a store brand) is pulled pork. Boneless pork loin of around 3-4
lbs. and a 16 oz. bottle of root beer in a crock pot until the meat falls
apart.
-ginny