A book always worth reading is Lafcadio Hearn’s Gombo Zhebes, which is not really about cooking, but about language and culture. Dooky Chase is still closed, but we can, nevertheless, find their Lenten gumbo recipe. Here is another.
1 pound smoked sausage
1 pound tasso
1 link andouille
6 peeled new potatoes
1 can Great Northern white beans
2 pounds fresh mustard or other greens, steamed and chopped
1 large onion, minced
1 bell pepper, minced
1 celery stalk, minced
1 carrot, cubed
1-1/2 gallons water
1/2 pound fresh lump crabmeat
4 tablespoons butter
Put all ingredients except crabmeat and butter into a large soup kettle. Bring to a boil and simmer for 3 hours, adding water if the soup gets too thick. Season to taste only when soup is done. Sauté crabmeat in butter, being sure not to break up the lumps. Spoon soup into bowls, top with crabmeat, and serve with steamed rice.
Axé.
coldhearted scientist وداد 
Thank you for stopping by my blog. I’m glad I have visited yours!! It’s really interesting. I’m on my way to see if I can find that book here in Uruguay. As an EFL teacher, I think it may be a good book to know more about cultures and language.
Thank you for the tip. Now, about the recipies…I don’t think I’ll get those ingredients here 😦
Take care.
Ani
thanks for the recipe and the recipe books…i’m not much of a soup person…living in 100 plus degrees most of the year has made me into more of a smoothy person…smile