[Sca-cooks] Okra vs filet

[Johnna Holloway]

Usually spelled file or file'
http://www.thespicehouse.com/spices/gumbo-file-powder-powdered-sassafras-leaves
http://generalhorticulture.tamu.edu/prof/recipes/file-sassafras/file.html

Johnnae

On May 3, 2010, at 4:31 AM, Pat Griffin wrote:

> fillet is ground sassafras root, and
>  has a bit of a bitr.  It is added as a thickener, rather than as a  
> "flavor in gumbo.  Okra, of course is the fruit of the okra plant,  
> and is added for both flavor and as a thickener.
> Lady Anne du Bosc, Called Mordonna
> Thorngill, Meridies