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I love okra, I grow it... lovely plants with gorgeous blooms.

Sheldon

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I love okra, I grow it... lovely plants with gorgeous blooms.

You love okra because it is the only thing slimier than you are. But you
have to overcook okra to achieve this, whereas you are smarmy right out of
the shower. Eyyyuu. What an image.

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Well worth planting, quite prolific and makes a beautiful background
plant in flowerbeds.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050522/news_1hs22sagebar.html

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Okra_flowers_and_flower_bud.jpg

Sheldon

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My reply was "sometimes". Ordinarily, outside its necessary
(IMHO) use in gumbo, I don't like it except fried crisp as an
Indian Raita component or in Texas Hot Okra Pickles which I like
it a lot!

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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Incredible co-incidence! I defrosted two cups of gumbo for lunch! Couldn't
find the file powder, dammit, but it tasted just as good as the day I made
it!

Politically correct folk would insist that gumbo is okra in an African
language and without okra it's not gumbo. Oh well, someday I'll make
politically correct gumbo!

Andy

Andy said:

Incredible co-incidence! I defrosted two cups of gumbo for lunch! Couldn't
find the file powder, dammit, but it tasted just as good as the day I made
it!

Politically correct folk would insist that gumbo is okra in an African
language and without okra it's not gumbo. Oh well, someday I'll make

I tired okra (frozen) for the first time about 30 years ago. I thought it
was pretty tasty, even if it was a little slimy. I didn't know it was
supposed to go into gumbo. I have had gumbo a few times since and enjoyed
the okra in it. It's just not very common around here. I can't recall
ever seeing it fresh in the supermarket.

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My reply was "sometimes". Ordinarily, outside its necessary (IMHO) use in
gumbo, I don't like it except fried crisp as an Indian Raita component or
in Texas Hot Okra Pickles which I like it a lot!

I have never met okra that was not encased in heavy breading
and overcooked, coming out like deep-fried spit-up. 🙂

Sheldon said:

Chatty Cathy said:

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I love okra, I grow it... lovely plants with gorgeous blooms.

Sheldon

We grow and use a lot of okra. Three different varieties, Burgundy
(dark red pods), Annie Oakley and Clemson Spineless. The blossoms are
indeed quite attractive. Here's a picture from last year's garden.
http://tinypic.ca/images/cqs1176318088c.jpg

Ross.
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Sheldon said:

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I love okra, I grow it... lovely plants with gorgeous blooms.

Sheldon

Totally agree on all counts. :-)
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Chatty Cathy said:

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Finally, I got to vote first.

I love okra, I grow it... lovely plants with gorgeous blooms.

You love okra because it is the only thing slimier than you are. But you
have to overcook okra to achieve this, whereas you are smarmy right out of
the shower. Eyyyuu. What an image.

Sorry you feel that way Cyberbabe..
Guess it's another thing we will have to agree to disagree on. :-)

Okra is a beautiful plant with gorgeous blooms, and is a prolific
producer. Cooked properly, it's not even all that slimy.

The flavor is similar to Asparagus imho.

It's also easy to grow which is why the peace corps tried to introduce
it to Africa in place of one other grain.

Dried, the seeds are also edible.
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Sheldon said:

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I love okra, I grow it... lovely plants with gorgeous blooms.

Sheldon

They are beautiful flowers. Related to the hibiscus, I believe. Nice
yellow blossoms. Unfortunately, I just don't care for the veggie.

kili

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My reply was "sometimes". Ordinarily, outside its necessary (IMHO) use in
gumbo, I don't like it except fried crisp as an Indian Raita component or
in Texas Hot Okra Pickles which I like it a lot!

I have never met okra that was not encased in heavy breading
and overcooked, coming out like deep-fried spit-up. 🙂

Your loss dear. They are delightful lightly steamed and served as a side
dish. Just don't remove the caps until eating. Butter and lemon pepper,
or even a light coating of italian dressing.
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My reply was "sometimes". Ordinarily, outside its necessary (IMHO) use
in
gumbo, I don't like it except fried crisp as an Indian Raita component
or
in Texas Hot Okra Pickles which I like it a lot!

I have never met okra that was not encased in heavy breading
and overcooked, coming out like deep-fried spit-up. 🙂

Your loss dear. They are delightful lightly steamed and served as a side
dish. Just don't remove the caps until eating. Butter and lemon pepper,
or even a light coating of italian dressing.

We've had this conversation before.

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Okra is a beautiful plant with gorgeous blooms, and is a prolific
producer. Cooked properly, it's not even all that slimy.

Everybody says that, but it's not true. The entire time I lived and
worked in Oklahoma, everyone thought they could convince me that okra
wasn't slimey, but they all failed. Okra is to me what beets are to
Barb. I can't say it better than that. LOL.

N.

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I love okra, I grow it... lovely plants with gorgeous blooms.

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Sheldon

We grow and use a lot of okra. Three different varieties, Burgundy
(dark red pods), Annie Oakley and Clemson Spineless. The blossoms are
indeed quite attractive. Here's a picture from last year's garden.http://tinypic.ca/images/cqs1176318088c.jpg

Ross.
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Nice pic but I hate when folks claim they do something and then post
totally sterile pics that anyone could have lifted off the net. When
someone says they grow something I want to see it growing in their
garden, or at least have some bit of element in the photo that
identifies it's actually theirs. I always make a point of including
something in my pics that I can reproduce over and over at will.

Sheldon

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Incredible co-incidence! I defrosted two cups of gumbo for lunch! Couldn't
find the file powder, dammit, but it tasted just as good as the day I made
it!

What the heck is "file powder", Andy?

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Nancy2 said:

Everybody says that, but it's not true. The entire time I lived and
worked in Oklahoma, everyone thought they could convince me that okra
wasn't slimey, but they all failed.

Reminds me of another description that I've heard regarding okra and its
sliminess. It had to do with whether one "swallows" something of similar
consistency. This other item is not in one of the regular food groups! ;-)

I do like okra and the sliminess doesn't bother me. The one form of okra
that shouldn't bother anyone with sliminess is pickled okra. I love pickled
okra as an addition to a bloody mary, as well as just snacking on them.

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Chatty Cathy said...

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Incredible co-incidence! I defrosted two cups of gumbo for lunch!
Couldn't find the file powder, dammit, but it tasted just as good as
the day I made it!

What the heck is "file powder", Andy?

Jani,

What little I know about it, if you don't like okra in gumbo, file powder
is an alternative fast acting thickening agent. It sounds like "fee-lay"
with the accent on fee.

I can't compare it tastewise since I've never had okra.

Andy

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Nancy2 said:

Everybody says that, but it's not true. The entire time I lived and
worked in Oklahoma, everyone thought they could convince me that okra
wasn't slimey, but they all failed.

Reminds me of another description that I've heard regarding okra and its
sliminess. It had to do with whether one "swallows" something of similar
consistency. This other item is not in one of the regular food groups! ;-)

Don't think it never cums up here dear.
There has been more than one thread about food and sex... <G>

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I do like okra and the sliminess doesn't bother me. The one form of okra
that shouldn't bother anyone with sliminess is pickled okra. I love pickled
okra as an addition to a bloody mary, as well as just snacking on them.

Deep fried is not usually slimy either, but I've found that it tends to
have no flavor.

I like it blanched.

But, that's just me.
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