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Okra with Rice

3 good-sized tomatoes or a pint of stewed tomatoes, I red pepper, I cup of rice, I pint of stock, I onion, I tablespoonful of powdered, dry sassafras leaves (gumbo fillet powder), 1/2 pound of ham.

Wash the okra, cut it into slices. Cut the ham into dice and fry it brown. Peel and cut the tomatoes, put them in a porcelain kettle with the okra, ham, stock, pepper and onion cut into slices. If you can get for this a ginny pepper the dish will be greatly improved. Cover the kettle and simmer gently thirty minutes. While this is cooking, wash and boil the rice. When the okra is done, arrange