Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1      pound         medium shrimp -- (20-25/lb)
   2      pints         shucked raw oysters
                        salt to taste
     1/3  cup           white rice -- (uncooked)
   2      cups          sliced -- (1/4" thick) okra
   1      cup           stewed tomatoes
   2      cloves        garlic minced
   2      medium        onions chopped
     1/4  cup           sauterne wine
   4      tablespoons   bacon grease
   1      teaspoon      Tabasco sauce
   3                    bay leaves
   2      tablespoons   file powder or New Orleans crab boil
                        -- (in a small cloth bag)
                        a pinch of ground dill
   1      cup           sliced carrot
   1      teaspoon      Worcestershire sauce
     1/3  cup           chopped celery
     1/2  cup           chopped green bell pepper
     1/3  cup           corn or peanut oil
   5      quarts        water
     1/2  cup           finely diced ham

Preparation:

Sauté' the onions, Bell peppers, garlic, and celery in the bacon grease. Add to the water which you should then bring to a boil. Add the okra, ham, oysters, and shrimp and boil for 5 minutes. Add the other ingredients now and cook until the rice is done. Sever in soup bowls or over more rice. This is an epicurean experience that cannot be duplicated anywhere except where it is cooked. The meats may be changed to crab and shrimp or crab and oysters, or Turkey and Ham, or chicken and shrimp, or what ever! Serves 6