[Magdalen] Summer extension.

[Jay Weigel]

Ann, if there is an Indian grocery in Buffalo, you could probably find okra
there. Two Indian grocery chains are Patel and Bhavani. A Bhavani opened
near me the last year I lived in Richmond. Indians, particularly South
Indians, like okra, which they call "lady fingers".

On Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 9:14 AM Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Capers, of blessed memory, always gave her listgive pickled okra - I did
> sometimes.  Yummy.
>
> (FYI, Walter Limehouse, Capers’ widower) remarried about a year ago.  A
> very good thing, I think.)
>
> I love okra - boiled, fried, in gumbo, pickled.  Some folks eat it raw -
> just picked.  Gumbo is on our menu for tonight.
>
> Ginga Wilder
>
> On Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 9:06 AM Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:
>
> > Hard to find okra in Buffalo (though I admit I haven’t looked for it),
> but
> > grilled might be something I'd like to try. One year Ginga (or maybe the
> > late, beloved Capers) gave me a jar of pickled okra for listgiv, or when
> I
> > visited, and I really liked it, and ate every bit. That reminds me: I
> will
> > look around for some Benne wafers — I'm sure I’ve seen them around in one
> > of our gourmet stores.
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 11:37 PM Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Roasted okra... better yet brushed with olive oil and grilled ... and
> in
> > > gumbo
> > > Lynn
> > >
> > > On Sep 4, 2018, at 11:16 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Not a fan of okra at all (except in gumbo, which I can't make worth a
> > darn)
> > > and neither is S/O except fried, so when the hankering strikes we buy
> the
> > > small variety at the local international food store.
> > >
> > > On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 3:48 PM P. Dan Brittain <
> pdan.brittain at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 2:37 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com
> >
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> LOL, indeed, Jay! I actually like the pale yellow color of okra
> > flowers
> > > >> better! (Plus, I love fried okra...)
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > > I don't plant okra every year but this year had a desire for some;
> so I
> > > > planted a variety called Emerald. 6 "bushes" give enough for the 2 of
> > us,
> > > > as well as drying some for soup. I called them "bushes" as a couple
> of
> > > them
> > > > are now over 12 ft tall with a stem like a baseball bat.
> > > >
> > > > d
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >>> On Sep 3, 2018, at 3:06 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Lots of them hereabouts in the northern Shenandoah Valley too. They
> > are
> > > >>> very popular on the Mennonite farms. One neighbor has an entire row
> > of
> > > >>> different coloered ones. But then S/O had to go and spoil it for me
> > by
> > > >>> calling them "okra bushes" LOL
> > > >>>
> > > >>>> On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 11:40 AM Louise Laughton <
> LLaug at twcny.rr.com
> > >
> > > >> wrote:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> Ditto Rose of Sharon in Syracuse.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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