3 tb Oil
3 tb Flour
1 lg Onion; chopped
3    Cloves garlic; minced
1/3    Bell pepper; minced
3 qt Water
Salt; red pepper and black
-pepper to taste
1 lb Fresh crabmeat
Several whole crabs; cleaned
-(optional)
1 lb Shrimp; cleaned & peeled
1 pt Oysters & their liquor
1/2 c  Parsley; chopped
1/2 c  Green onions; minced
File to taste

Make a roux with the oil and flour. Cook slowly, stirring constantly,
until it is a golden brown. Add onions, garlic and bell peppers; cook until
wilted. Slowly add water, stirring while you pour. Add seasonings.

Add crabmeat and cleaned crabs; cook about 1 hour. Add the raw, peeled
shrimp and the liquid from the oysters; cook until the shrimp are done.
About 15 minutes before serving, add the oysters, parsley and green onions
. Serve over rice. Let each person add his own fil‚ to taste. (Never cook
fil‚ as it turns bitter.) Serves 6.