"Peter-Lucas" > wrote
> "cshenk" wrote

> Filé
>> Havent packed your box yet but some of
>> this will be in there. Pretty sure you will not find it locally
>> except a rather pricey mail order ;-)

> Cool :-)
> Now I have to learn to make gumbo :-)

Grin, thats easy but file' powder is the trick to make it just right. There
are *tons* of different gumbos out there. I havent looked it up but I bet
the term just means 'good food' or something like that. Can be fairly mild
but is often quite spicy yet it's not a chile heat.

>>>> Stray is the 'old bay' seasoning can. Useful all the time in many

>> It's an American classic, heavily used in the south (Cajun country and
>> along the seaboard) and can be found just about anywhere. Oddly, hard
>> to find outside the USA. It's a blend of all sorts of stuff. Goes in
>> the box too ;-) You will love it!

> I'm sure I will. I'm looking for a few more 'native' spices and rubs, then
> yours is all done.

Hehe no rush! I've got a few of the things but was at the wrong spots to
get the rest.

I figure you probably don't know just what to ask for, anymore than I do for
you (other than Promite!) so we'll suprise each other.

For the rest, Peter and i are doing a little personal gift exchange of
'stuff' born off conversations here and there. Mostly I'm sending him
unique USA spices and blends he can't get where he is, and he's sending me a
jar of Promite (the good stuff, better than vegemite or nutella which I can
get locally) and whatever else he knows i cant find here that he thinks is
interesting.

Gotta remember to get a small jar of welches grape jelly as they dont have
grape jelly there in the OZ stores...