Jambalaya stinking up a kitchen?????? what the heck did you put in your????????????

file' - that is some stinky stuff while it cooks!

Should put the file in the gumbo after it is cooked!!!

Most? Who is/are MOST????????
Most USians?

elbert, funny that you should ask that......did a lot of duck hunting and while eating them would run across a little lead every once and a while.......still good eating though.

I didn't check to see if they were still around......last time I was in New Orleans was November 2006.....plan to go back next year to see my relatives......al 136 of them!

really, would that work? flavor still soak in? If so that is an excellant thing to know!

That's the way it has been done in my family long as I can remember.

Exactly, Jesse. I said "most North Americans" right in the post. Ya gotta read the whole post - then jump on my case!

Thanks Spyder - I am gonna try that next time!