We are all starved for the glory of God, not self. No one goes to the Grand Canyon to increase self-esteem. Why do we go? Because there is greater healing for the soul in beholding splendor than there is in beholding self. Indeed, what could be more ludicrous in a vast and glorious universe like this than a human being, on the speck called earth, standing in front of a mirror trying to find significance in his own self-image? It is a great sadness that this is the gospel of the modern world. The Christian Gospel is about 'the glory of Christ,' not about me. And when it is—in some measure—about me, it is not about my being made much of by God, but about God mercifully enabling me to enjoy making much of Him forever.

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Seafood		Pork & ham, Seafood	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	ga	Boiling water
1/2	pt	Cold roux
1	pt	Onions; chopped
1/2	pt	Celery; chopped
1/2	pt	Parsley; chopped
1/2	pt	Bell pepper; chopped
1 1/2	lb	Smoked sausage; ground or sliced
4	lb	Shrimp; peeled
1	lb	Crabmeat
1	pt	Oysters
2	pt	Oyster water
		Salt and pepper to taste
		Cayenne pepper to taste
		Tabasco sauce to taste
		File to taste
3	c	Rice; cooked

INSTRUCTIONS

If roux is hot, dissolve in cold water. Boil for approximately 1/2 hour and
then add onions, celery, parsley and bell pepper and boil for an additional
1/2 hour. Add sausage, shrimp, crabmeat, oysters and oyster water. Add
seasonings. Boil for an additional hour at a low boil, turn off heat and
let stand for approximately 5 minutes. Skim excess fat and add file, if
desired, and serve over cooked rice. Makes 2 gallons. Festival: Bridge City
Gumbo Festival; October 13-15, 1995 Recipe: John Noel
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #200
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 06:07:27 -0400
From: billspa@icanect.net (Bill Spalding)

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