Originally Posted by Lisa_wanna_b_quilter

You can add it to soup and gumbo only if you were born in the south or have a strong stomach and the ability to eat slime. The only way for Yankees and the weak stomached to eat okra is to bread it and fry it.

A major word of caution --- never ever ever cook with tomatoes because it will look like what happens when you get hit in the nose by a line drive.