Comments on: Homemade File Powder

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:58:54 +0000

pam thompson–I love this story! What a neat tradition. Thank you for sharing it. I think I know what I’m doing March 17th this year . . .

By: pam thompson

pam thompson — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:10:03 +0000

My grandmother used to make file powder. They only picked certain leaves, on a certain day of the year (March 17) they then had to dry on their own for a certain number of days. After all of the leaves were ground by hand, the powder was then put into a brown bottle and cap was put in place. The brown bottles kept the freshness, evidently the light can be damaging.

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:36:28 +0000

Dawnita–You can order it from here:
http://www.amazon.com/Barry-Farm-Gumbo-File-oz/dp/B0001AVSNM/ref=pd_sbs_gro_1
I haven’t tried this one personally but at $1.69 . . .