[gardeners] What's Burmese okra? <was> Slim pickings

Bob Kirk (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Wed, 15 Jul 1998 22:09:59 -0500 (CDT)

> This morning I hauled on my coveralls and sauntered out into the sauna of 
> HellAtlanta to pick me some vittles  <snip>

> 1 gallon of fine looking Burmese okra.

   Probably been discussed half a dozen times and I just picked up on it,
but what is this stuff?  Also, is it edible in the garden, where most of
the ordinary okra usually gets eaten?

   BK---

France's Word Cup victory unexpected at least in part because they regard
nations of sports fanatics as inferior?  Damn, I may have to give up the
one comforting orthodoxy (obligate Francopathy) to which I do subscribe....