Cover the pot and allow the mixture to simmer for a couple of hours. “Then put in twenty or thirty oysters, a handful of chopped okra (gumbo), and a very little thyme, and let it simmer for a ...

But Louisiana gumbo is still special, whether it’s in a gumbo pot or pickled in a jar. The following recipe, written by Downing in 1847, sounds similar to recipes used in Louisiana today.

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