On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:14:10 -0500, Sky >
wrote:

> 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

Would you just heat up some root beer if you wanted sassafras tea?

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