Finally the 1st blooms appeared on the Okra. Until last year the okra was pretty much left out of our garden because picking it is so itchy. It is worth it. A long sleeve shirt beats the itch and okra is so good in so many ways. Many people limit their okra to fried okra because of the slime. They are really limiting themselves, because frying okra destroys the best part of the experience.
Okra in stews and little mixes of vegetable is really great. It enhances the flavor of almost everything. Speckled limas, fresh sweet corn and onions are fantastic. Add stewed tomatoes and a little basil and the flavor goes through the roof. Stewed tomato and okra served cold is a summer delight. Green beans and new potatoes with a few pods of okra are excellent.
Some people leave the end of the okra where it is picked from the plant to keep the juice and seeds from running all over the place. This destroys the okra for me, because it does not blend with the other foods. As good as the okra is, it is not one of my favorites if it is not mixed with other vegetables.
David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://davidsegrest.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/
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