SC - An Elderly Cookbook.- An Adventure in Recent History ;-)->"Southern Gumbo"

[Stefan li Rous]

Phlip said:
> Southern Gumbo Soup
> 
> Cut up one chicken, and fry it to a light brown, also two slices of bacon ;
> pour on them three quarts of boiling water ; add one onion and some sweet
> herbs tied in a bag ; simmer them gently 3 hours and a half ; strain off the
> liquor, take off the fat, and then cut the ham and chicken into small pieces
> and put into the liquor ; add half a teacupful of rice.
> 
> Boil all half an hour, and just before serving add a dozen chopped oysters
> with their juice.
> 
> ####################################
> 
> Any thoughts?

Well yes. What would she likely mean by "sweet herbs"? And just how much
is a "teacupful"?

As to the ham and bacon question, this would be easier if there was
an ingredients list. Then you would be able to tell if bacon AND ham
were wanted. But if it is likely that the ham was a "Smithfield" type
ham, maybe it would have been mentioned earlier since it would seem
to be a good idea to cook it in the water/broth for awhile.

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