Ohio Gumbo Soup

Ingredients

• two medium sized onions
• two tablespoonfuls of butter
• a slice of ham cut in dice
• a good sized roasting chicken
• a dozen and a half pods of okra
• a green pepper cut in slices
• five or six large tomatoes
• three quarts of cold water

Method

1. 1

   Fry onions in butter until brown, add diced ham and chicken.

2. 2

   Brown chicken on both sides, then add sliced okra, green pepper, and tomatoes.

3. 3

   Season with salt and add cold water.

4. 4

   Simmer for hours, adding water if necessary.

5. 5

   Strain and serve.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Kirmess cook book (1907), page 17. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

two medium sized onions in slices, and fry them brown in a deep sauce-pan with two tablespoonfuls of butter, fry with the onions a slice of ham cut in dice, cut a good sized roasting chicken, as for fricassee, HOW to MAKE SOUPS. 51 dredge the pieces well with flour, and put them in the soup kettle. When the onions are brown let the chicken brown well on both sides. While the chicken is cooking wash a dozen and a half pods of okra in cold water, cut them in thin slices and add them to the chicken in the kettle. Next cut a green pepper in slices, also peel and slice five or six large tomatoes, and put them in the ketlj^e, season well with salt, and add three quarts of cold ^ater

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