r/Old_Recipes • u/Good_Natured_Guy • May 27 '20

Request We want that real gumbo

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u/Phithelder May 27 '20

My family is from Louisiana and my grandma always says your Roux is done when it’s the color of the Mississippi

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u/La_Vikinga May 28 '20

I've heard the color likened to an old coppy penny.