On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 20:04:32 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:
> On 7/30/2014 4:23 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 13:48:51 -0400, jmcquown >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On 7/30/2014 1:30 PM, sf wrote:
> >>> On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 12:00:56 -0400, jmcquown >
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> There are as many recipes as there are people living in Frogmore, SC. 
> >>>>
> >>>> Frogmore was renamed Saint Helena Island (for the second time) years
> >>>> ago. Frogmore Stew is not a stew; it's a boil aka Low Country boil or
> >>>> Beaufort boil.
> >>>>
> >>>> I'd like to believe it originated with the Gullah people, but many
> >>>> people in the area claim to have created it.
> >>>>
> >>>> The gyst of it is hot smoked link sausage, new potatoes, chopped onion,
> >>>> bell pepper and celery. Seafood seasoning (I'd go with Old Bay for the
> >>>> boil). Fresh blue crabs, ears of corn on the cob, and at the last, add
> >>>> raw unpeeled shrimp. It's all cooked in a big pot, then drained.
> >>>> Frogmore Stew is served in local restaurants with a bucket for tossing
> >>>> the seafood shells and corn cobs.
> >>>>
> >>> It's probably a version of New England crab boil. I tried making a
> >>> version of Frogmore stew at home last year. No shellfish (including
> >>> crab) because hubby can't eat it, but I found a recipe that uses
> >>> chicken. He didn't complain, but I didn't like it. Not doing that
> >>> again.
> >>>
> >>>
> >> It wasn't Frogmore Stew if you didn't use crab or shrimp. And yes, I
> >> understand why you didn't. But you can't call it Frogmore Stew because
> >> Frogmore Stew does not contain chicken. It doesn't even contain chicken
> >> stock.
> >>
> > According to what I read, it can contain chicken stock because recipes
> > vary by cook.
> >
> I can't figure out why that would be the case since it's basically a
> seafood boil. But as I said at the start, there are lots of recipes for it.
>
You're saying there are lots of recipes, I say some call for chicken
stock. That's all.
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