Okra Soup

Ingredients

• One gallon of water
• Four cups of okra
• One cup of lima beans
• Three cymblins
• Small piece of fish meat or fowl
• Five sliced tomatoes
• Butter
• Flour
• Pepper 
• Salt

Directions

1. Bring One gallon of water to boil.
2. Add four cups of okra.
3. Boil for half an hour.
4. Add 3 cymblins.
5. Piece of fish meat or fowl.
6. Add five sliced tomatoes.
7. After all ingredients are boiled mix together.
8. Add butter rolled in flour.
9. Season with pepper and salt.
10. Use stone pot and wooden spoon preferably.  
11. Simmer on fire until done.

Source — Creole Cookery Book

Prepared by Yvette Booker
Louisiana Anthology
December 29, 2019