The gumbo recipe made me think of New Orleans. Oh New Orleans! Momma and Daddy were married March 12, 1942. They had their honeymoon in New Orleans the year Pat O'Brien created The Hurricane, a real hurricane had just passed through. Somehow they were at Pat O'Brien's and of course they ordered the new drink.  Momma said they sat on the stool and the room began to spin, the next thing that happened was she began  to spin. What a night! The cab driver took them out to a black part of New Orleans and he told momma and daddy to stay in the cab. The cabbie brought them a sandwich made with French Bread, it smelled divine and she took a bite of an oyster poor boy.  
For spring break we fentured back to New Orleans as a child.  I remember going to a lovely restaurant called Galatoires. Money was always an issue so momma would give us an amount we could spend. Galatoirs was a white table restaurant with waiters running everywhere. Water was provided and we were treated with great respect although there were four very wiggly children and momma and daddy. I believe we could each spend $2.00. It was the early 60's so that was almost doable. They provided French bread in baskets with butter which we gobbled up. Momma ordered Clear Oyster Soup. Momma was so charming she asked the waiter for the recipe which is included in the blog. I made it one time but it did not taste right not sure what I did wrong.
One time we went we also had a French foreign exchange student with us. We stayed in a beautiful inn on Royal Street called the Cornstalk Hotel. Momma met a film crew from the local TV station and we were featured on daily news.

Clear Oyster Soup

5 dozen large oysters
4 green onions or shallots
2 spoonfuls of flour
1/4 cup of butter
3 sprigs of parsley 4 bay leaves
the liquor of or the juice of the oysters and 6 pints of water

Put the butter in the soup pot, let melt add the onions parsley with two spoonfuls of flour and 2 bay leaves let brown Then add the oysters and the juice of same and water. let cook for one hour Season. Suit to taste

Sorry about the condition of the scanned recipe Momma used it to prepare Clear Oyster Soup for us and alas spills happened.  Another favorite was the Gumbo Shop. Enjoy the prices!