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Old 01-07-2008, 06:54 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by YorkieAunt View Post
Being from the Frozen North....I gotta ask....what exactly is okra??

Okra is looks sort of like a fuzzy gray-green pepper. It's a veggie loved by many southerners. If you cook it any way other than frying it is really slimy.

Here's the wikipedia link-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okra They look really green in the pictures but that's because they're still raw.
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