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Show IV THE ZEPHYR JANFEB 90 PAGE 24 r si BAHfHUMBUG? willie i flockos COUNTRY KITCHEN HECK HO! HqHo.Ho it's STILL FREE Prairie Dog Gumbo From Old Flocko family recipes from Flocko's ancestral home of French Uck, Mississippi. This recipe as made In French Uck by Grandma Flocko originally calls for muskrat Since muskrat Is somewhat unavailable In Canyon Country (though rumor has It that some of the little buggers have been seen In the sloughs north of Moab)y I have altered this recipe to use a readily, available varmint, lt: prairie dog. (Special acknowledgement or thanks to go to John Mealey for his. inspiration for this recipe.) to-w- Ingredients: 1 1 12 12 C. vegetable oil C. flour or margarine 4 onions, chopped 1 bell pepper, chopped 2 large stalks of celery, chopped 4 qts. cold water 4 lbs. prairie dogs (skinned and cleaned and cut in quarters) 12 lb. Andoullle sausage (or if unavailable, substitute Polish sausage. Salt and cayenne pepper to taste 1 pt. raw oysters and Juice 1 C. chopped parsley 1 bunch green onions with tops, chopped Directions: dogs In approximately 12 cup of oil or margarine In a large iron pot. When browned, remove prairie dogs from pot and set . aside. 1. Brown prairie ' FITNESS FOR THE is changing its name 2. Add the remainder of the oil or margarine to the Iron pot and add flour. Cook on medium to medium-hi- gh heat, stirring constantly until the roux is med brown. Immediately remove pot from fire and continue stirring. The roux will continue to darken somewhat If roux should 80s burn, discard and start over. The finished roux should be a deep brown but unburnt color. submit the winning entry and win 1 free month of aerobics call: 3. Add celery, onion and bell pepper to roux arid saute celery, onion and bell pepper in roux until soft. 4. Add cold water to roux and vegetable mixture. 259-798- 7 5. Bring to rapid boil and add prairie dogs, simmer for one hour. 6. Add sausage cut in ' 1-I- nch chunks. 7. Season to taste with salt and cayenne. 8. Add oysters, oyster Juice, parsley and green onions. cook for 10 minutes. Continue to 5-- 9. Remove from heat and add 10. Serve 1 heaping teaspoon of file powder. over cooked, warm rice In soup bowl. this is it I hope you enjoy Grandma Flockos gumbo. It be good eatln. But remember this: prairie dogs taken to put food on the table is one thing. For you swine who go out and hunt the lil fellers for sport, someday the dogs are going to rise up and teach you boys a lesson youll never forget Imagine .... prairie dogs ... eight feet tall Well .... sharp, pointed At The Skate Rink On Bowling Alley Ln. (use back entrance) 4:30 PM (6 people minimum) 5:30 PM FRI MON O TCiE O THUR about it INSTRUCTORS: TERI TIBBETTS Marabel Loveridge Andrea Stoughton teeth.-Thin- 3 f k 8 |