Crab Gumbo

1 lb crabmeat
1 medium onion, chopped
1 large stalk celery, chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1/2 stick butter
6 cups canned whole tomatoes (3 1-lb cans)
1 (10 oz) pkg frozen okra
1 bay leaf
2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp whole thyme
1/4 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp pepper
3 cups hot cooked rice

Remove all cartilage from crabmeat. In a 4 or 5 quart pot, cook onion, celery
and garlic in butter untiltender. Add tomatoes, okra and seasonings. Cover and
simmer for 1 hour. Add crabmeat and heat through. Serve over hot cooked rice.

Sandy U.
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