filé
Richard J. Sexton
I just got a care package from Lousiana of various
goodies. There is gumbo on the stove right now. I
have a mouth full of seared flesh; all is well.
The back of one of the cans of stuff says about gumbo
"garnish with chopped green onions and filé".
Ok, so like, I know what chopped green opins are, but what is
filé?
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Fluffy
Richard J. Sexton <ric...@ns1.vrx.net> wrote:
> Ok, so like, I know what chopped green opins are, but what is
> filé?
Sassafras.
Richard J. Sexton
Ok. Doe they mean dried, fresh, what ?
Tony Finch
>Richard J. Sexton <ric...@ns1.vrx.net> wrote:
>
>> Ok, so like, I know what chopped green opins are, but what is
>> filé?
>
>Sassafras.
What is sassafras?
Tony.
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Alan Bellingham
>In article <6nsoo1$scu$1...@info.noc.demon.net>, Tony Finch <d...@dotat.at> wrote:
>>flu...@meow.org (Fluffy) wrote:
>>>
>>>Sassafras.
>>
>>What is sassafras?
>
>The stuff they use to flavour rootbeer?
Rootbeer?
Over here on the right side of the pond, its visibility is seemingly
limited to 'Peanuts'.
Alan
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Fluffy
> What is sassafras?
It's a tree. Filé is made from the ground leaves. It gets thrown into
the soup mostly as a thickener.
FWIW, yeah this is the same sassafras they make varnish and stuff out
of. Mmmmm, industrial solvent!
Hillary Gorman
Alan Bellingham <al...@lspace.org> wrote:
*ari...@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva) wrote:
*
*>In article <6nsoo1$scu$1...@info.noc.demon.net>, Tony Finch <d...@dotat.at> wrote:
*>>flu...@meow.org (Fluffy) wrote:
*>>>
*>>>Sassafras.
*>>
*>>What is sassafras?
*>
*>The stuff they use to flavour rootbeer?
*
*Rootbeer?
*
*Over here on the right side of the pond, its visibility is seemingly
*limited to 'Peanuts'.
Well, if you go up to a sassafras tree, dig until you reach part of the
root system, scrape the root, stick your nose in the hole, and sniff it,
you will smell root beer :)
hillary "used to have a sassafras tree as a child" gorman
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Richard J. Sexton
>
>Over here on the right side of the pond, its visibility is seemingly
And you wonder why there's in more British Empire.
Prediction: distribute the stuff in the UK and make a lot of money.
Adult with think it's vile tasting American pop, which of course
will make the kids swear off Ribena and squash.
Richard J. Sexton
>In article <6nsoo1$scu$1...@info.noc.demon.net>, Tony Finch <d...@dotat.at> wrote:
>
>Over here on the right side of the pond, its visibility is seemingly
>limited to 'Peanuts'.
And you wonder why there's no more British Empire.
Prediction: distribute the stuff in the UK and make a lot of money.
Adults with think it's vile tasting American pop, which of course
it is, but because their parents say this it will make kids
eschew Ribena and squash.
Alan Bellingham
>ric...@ns1.vrx.net (Richard J. Sexton) wrote:
>>Reposted. Even I couldnt figure out what the hell I was saying.
>>
>>>In article <6nsoo1$scu$1...@info.noc.demon.net>, Tony Finch <d...@dotat.at> wrote:
>>>
>>>Over here on the right side of the pond, its visibility is seemingly
>>>limited to 'Peanuts'.
>
>WTF? That was Alan.
>
>Tony.
Certainly was. Maybe Richard's quoting was confused by Hliiary's
unorthodox quoting character.
And I'm still wondering about sassafras. Seems it's a tree, but I'm not
sure I've ever seen one. Still, am I right in thinking some people use
sassafras as an ice cream flavouring?
Alan
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Hillary Gorman
Alan Bellingham <al...@lspace.org> wrote:
*Tony Finch <d...@dotat.at> wrote:
*
*>ric...@ns1.vrx.net (Richard J. Sexton) wrote:
*>>Reposted. Even I couldnt figure out what the hell I was saying.
*>>
*>>>In article <6nsoo1$scu$1...@info.noc.demon.net>, Tony Finch <d...@dotat.at> wrote:
*>>>
*>>>Over here on the right side of the pond, its visibility is seemingly
*>>>limited to 'Peanuts'.
*
*Certainly was. Maybe Richard's quoting was confused by Hliiary's
*unorthodox quoting character.
I hope you are not attempting to cast aspersions upon my innocent quoting
character. I have an idiosycratic loathing of the ">" character, sorry.
*And I'm still wondering about sassafras. Seems it's a tree, but I'm not
*sure I've ever seen one. Still, am I right in thinking some people use
*sassafras as an ice cream flavouring?
The leaves look like mittens. For more information, point your trusty
graphical browser to:
http://www.assateague.com/sass.html
http://www.museum.state.il.us/isas/trees/sass.html
I've never heard of using it in ice cream. The leaves are part of the
Creole spice armory as Stephanie has noted, to flavor stews/gumbos; the
roots have been used to flavor root beer; most european countries don't
allow sassafras use because it contains a hepatotoxin which may be
carcinogenic.
h.
Kate Wrightson
Hillary Gorman <hil...@hillary.net> wrote:
>roots have been used to flavor root beer; most european countries don't
>allow sassafras use because it contains a hepatotoxin which may be
>carcinogenic.
But Americans have the freedom to intumorate their livers however the hell
they want!
(Yes, I made it up. So what.)
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B. Elijah Griffin
> Hillary Gorman <hil...@hillary.net> wrote:
> >roots have been used to flavor root beer; most european countries don't
> >allow sassafras use because it contains a hepatotoxin which may be
> >carcinogenic.
> But Americans have the freedom to intumorate their livers however the hell
> they want!
Yes, I suppose so. I still haven't found sassafras root for sale in any
form round my parts. (Maybe I haven't looked hard enough though.)
Elijah
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Lurking Girl
>Alan Bellingham <al...@lspace.org> wrote:
>
>*And I'm still wondering about sassafras. Seems it's a tree, but I'm not
>*sure I've ever seen one. Still, am I right in thinking some people use
>*sassafras as an ice cream flavouring?
>
>The leaves look like mittens.
(I've never actually seen sassafras as a tree, just as sort of a
ground shrub like strawberries. But the leaves still look like mittens.)
>I've never heard of using it in ice cream. The leaves are part of the
>Creole spice armory as Stephanie has noted, to flavor stews/gumbos; the
>roots have been used to flavor root beer
...and sassafras tea is the _best_ thing ever.
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Lurking Girl
B. Elijah Griffin <e...@panix.com> wrote:
>
>Yes, I suppose so. I still haven't found sassafras root for sale in any
>form round my parts. (Maybe I haven't looked hard enough though.)
I have a half-dozen or so small chunks my mom brought me from West
Virginia. If you can't locate any, you're welcome to 'em, but I don't
know if there's sufficient quantity for anything useful.