Okra Gumbo
Ingredients
- 2 lb medium-sized shrimp with shells
- 1 gal chicken stock
- 13 c butter
- 3 lb okra sliced
- 1 large onion finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 2 Tbsp chopped parsley
- 1 12 c canned tomatoes
Directions
- In the early
- 1900s
- the Labor Day celebration on the green was a
- festive
- affair on St Helena Island
- Visitors joined the crowd
- of local islanders for a gala celebration at the picnic ground
- known
- as the bay or green
- Tables and concession stands set
- upby
- individuals from Ladys Island and St
- Helena
- Island featured delicacies such as red rice Hoppin John or
- peas
- cooked with rice fish crab shrimp fried chicken and ham