The Grocer’s Encyclopedia

Artemas Ward’s Encyclopedia of Foods and Beverages — New York, 1911

GUMBO

See OKRA. The title "Gumbo" is in the South also applied to a rich Creole soup of mixed vegetables, meats, herbs, poultry, shellfish, etc., which generally contains Okra as one of its ingredients, the compound title of each style bearing the name of the chief character ingredient, as Chicken Gumbo, Shrimp Gumbo, Okra Gumbo, etc.

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Recipes that use gumbo

7 dishes across the Historical Foodie library call for gumbo.

The Epicurean · 4

No. 2763 Okra or Gumbo, Garnished with Barley Bechamel Croustades Gombo Garni de Croustades d'Orge, Bechamel
No. 299 Chicken Okra Soup Gumbo de Volaille
No. 314 Gumbo or Okra with Soft Shell Crabs Gombo aux Crabes Moux
No. 336 Oyster Soup with Powdered Okra or Gumbo Soupe aux Huitres au Gombo en poudre

Cooking in Old Créole Days · 3

Crab Gumbo Josephine Nicaud, New Orleans
Gumbo Filé
Okra Gumbo Mme. Eustis, Mère