Re: slimy okra

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• Subject: Re: slimy okra
• From: "* D* C* <m*@pipeline.com>
• Date: Thu, 08 Jan 1998 14:16:00 -0500
• Resent-Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 11:17:47 -0800
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At 11:09 AM 1/8/98 EST, you wrote:
>Hey,
>
>In defense of Okra...It is slimy if boiled ..and I can't say I like it cooked
>that way.
>The way I cook mine and most folks growing up in the South do is deep fry or

Hi, another good method is to simply saute whole okra in butter, with salt
and pepper.  You can leave a shaving of the 'cap' on, removing jut the
stem, and the sliminess doesn't develop, though in all honesty, you can
feel it when you bite into it.

Sheila
Sheila Smith
mikecook@pipeline.com
Z 5/6

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