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This gumbo staple was introduced to the New World from Africa. Used as a thickening agent, it was cultivated by Thomas Jefferson as early as 1809.
 
Water color portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh  

Did You Know?
Sir Walter Raleigh made England’s first serious attempts to settle North America. He launched three expeditions; the third was John White’s Roanoke Island settlement, often called "the Lost Colony.

Last Updated: March 08, 2009 at 10:08 EST