Richard Allens Gumbo

Ingredients

• 1 ts Dried thyme
• 2 Wild ducks
• 2 tb Parsley minced
• 3 Bay leaves; crushed
• 3 tb Gumbo file
• 10 Garlic minced
• 1 pn Cayenne pepper
• 6 -(up to)
• 1/4 lb Cured sausage; thinly sliced
• 2 c Onions chopped
• 2/3 c Flour
• 1 1/2 ts Black pepper
• 2/3 c Vegetable oil
• 1/4 lb Ham; cut in bite-sized
• 1 lb Crabmeat
• 1/2 c Chopped green onion tops
• 3 1/2 ts Salt
• Rice cooked
• 2/3 c Green Pepper Chopped
• 2 lb Raw; peeled shrimp
• 1/2 -(up to)