Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   5      pounds        okra
   2      large         onions -- chopped
   1      can           frozen crabmeat
                        salt and pepper to taste
   1      small         amt. oil
   3                    tomatoes -- or 1 (#2) can
   5      pounds        deheaded shrimp
   6                    crabs -- (or more)
                        Tabasco sauce
                        garlic -- bay leaf & thyme

Preparation:

Use large aluminum pot, not iron. Wash, stem and cut okra into 1/2" pieces. Season with salt and pepper. Smother okra in as little oil as possible. When almost done, add onion. Cook until tender, add tomatoes. Let simmer, add remaining ingredients and simmer until done. If there is a favorite vegetable of the South, it is surely okra. Gumbo gets its name from the Choctaw Indian word 'Kombo' for any thick soup made with okr