Full Okra Moon
The Full Okra rises just as the sun sets Wednesday evening and again on October 1. Get ready, I am, I love my tart red slightly chilled so I'll take care of that. I know it is a school night but what the hay, this is important stuff y'all. The air is now clear and cool after the passage of a "cold" front Monday. I call this one the Full Okra because that is what is happening in my garden these days. I planted late and we are in full harvest mode now. It is a mall patch so I pick every other day and we get just enough for P and I. I've been dreaming of Shrimp and Okra and Smoked Sausage Gumbo, perhaps soon! The boiled Okra Salad is a frequent dish at out table in between gumbos. Boiled whole tender pods seasoned to taste and dressed lightly with vinegar and olive oil. I think of the tender okra seeds as vegetable caviar. Laura has left friends and neighbors to the west in quite a mess P and I had minimal damage. I told several of you that I am so grateful of that...