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MARDI Gras occurs
every year, 46 days
before Easter.

This vear marks the 300th
anniversary of Mardi Gras,
French for Fat Tuesday.

New Orleans and Mardi

_ Gras have a history going back

to March 3, 1699 when
French explorer Iberville
stopped at a spot 60 miles
south of the present location
of New Orleans. He decided
to cail the site “point du
Mardi Gras” since Mardi Gras
was already a major holiday
celebrated in France.

For the next 150 years the
celebrations were an integral
cultural part of the colonial
struggles between the Spanish
and the French. The first
Mardi Gras parade was held in
1837.

In 1862 Russian Grand
Duke Alexis Romanoff visited
New Orleans, the first roy
to grace the celebrations. His
presence started the “royal”
tradition — naming a king or
queen of the Carnival.

Since that time “King
Cakes” — oval pastries deco-
rated with a white glaze and
sugar crystals in Mardi Gras
colours have become a populir
tradition during Carnival sea-
son, Each cake contains a tiny
plastic doll hidden inside and
the person who got the slice

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containing the doll was
crowned “King” or “Queen.”

Chicken and
Sausage Gumbo

2 x 2 Thsp. canola oil
10 oz. fresh or frozen okra

1 Ib, sweet chorizo sausages
3 Ibs. chicken pieces (about
8-9 pieces)

% c. all-purpose flour

1 c. medium chopped onions
1c. medium chopped green
bell peppers

1c. medium chopped green
onions

4c. medium chopped celery
: Thsp. finely chopped pars-
ley

2 large garlic cloves minced

1 can (19 ozs) chopped
tomatoes

6 ¢. chicken stock (or water)
2 bay leaves

1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. chopped thyme

1 tsp. salt (or to taste)
1% tsp. Tabasco Sauce
2 Tbsp. tomato paste

Method: Select a large
saucepan or stock pot. Add 2
Thsp. oil and saute the okra
gently for 5 minutes. Remove
and set aside. Add the sausages
~- sliced into 1” pieces, Saute
in 1 Tbsp. oif until brown.
Remove, set aside. Add chick-
en pieces, and gendy brown
on all sides. Remove, set aside.
There should be about 3
Thsp. of fat-oil in the pan —
add the flour and brown gen-

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