[CH] Re: gumbo, baby...
Myron Menaker (myronm@bellsouth.net)
Mon, 21 Sep 1998 12:35:08 -0400
File' is sassafras. No substitute...no chiles..
Maybe you can find a "gumbo seasoning" which includes file'.
Check the ingredients carefully.
Myron in Florida
David Smith wrote:
> All the recipes I've seen call for *file powder*. Now that's a new
> one on this poor Brit. I've never seen it in the shops over here so
> can I make my own?
>
> Anyone got a recipe please? Does it have 1000 variations or is there
> a fixed set of ingredients?
>
> For all I know file powder doesn't have chiles in it so I may be off
> topic but I've got to try that recipe. Thanks if you can help.
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