Shrimp Gumbo - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (1 to 1 1/4 lb.) soup bone
6 1/2 c. water
1 Tbsp. salt
1 bunch green onions
2 c. sliced okra
2 Tbsp. bacon drippings
1 c. peeled chopped tomato
1 pod hot pepper
1 large green pepper, chopped
1 to 2 tsp. dried whole thyme
1 bay leaf
1 lb. shrimp, peeled and deveined
hot cooked rice

Preparation

Combine soup bone, water and salt in large saucepan.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to low and simmer 1 hour.
Trim tops from green onions.
Chop bulbs and tops separately and set aside. Saute onion bulbs and okra in hot bacon drippings 10 minutes.
Add tomato and saute about 5 minutes.
Add 6 cups soup stock, green onion tops and next 5 ingredients.
Bring to a boil.
Cover, reduce heat and simmer 1 1/2 hours.
Serve over rice.
Yield: about 2 quarts.