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The official state symbols represent the cultural heritage
and natural treasures of each state or the entire United States
Louisiana Symbols
Louisiana SymbolsAmerican Folk Dance , Amphibian, Bird, Cajun Creole Heritage , Colors, Christmas in the Country, Crustacean, Cuisine, Day, Dog, Doughnut, Drink, Environmental Song, Flag, Flower, Fossil, Fresh Water Fish, Fruit, Garden Week, Gateway to the Atchafalaya Basin, Gemstone, Insect, Jellies, Judicial Poem, Mammal, March Song, Meat Pie, Motto, Nicknames, Musical Instrument, Painting, Pledge of Allegiance, Reptile, Saltwater Fish, Senate Poem, Seal, Song1, Song2, State Museum of Natural History, Tartan, Tree, Uncle Earl's Hog Dog Trials, Vegetable, Vegetable Plant, Wild Flower |
Louisiana State Meat PieNatchitoches meat pie
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Meat Pie Filling |
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---Ingredients ---1 teaspoon shortening Meat Pie Crust1 quart plain flour2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 eggs 1/2 cup shortening + 1 T 1 cup milk |
---Instructions---Melt shortening in heavy pot. Add meat. Cook until pink is gone. Add vegetables and season to taste. (Season well, as meat will lose seasoning during frying.) When meat is completely done and vegetables glazed, remove from heat and drain excess liquid. Stir in 1 tablespoon flour.Sift dry ingredients together. Cut in shortening. Beat egg and add to milk. Work gradually into dry ingredients until proper consistency to roll. Break into small pieces and roll very thin,. Cut into rounds using a saucer as a guide.To assemble: Place a large tablespoon of prepared meat along edge and halfway in the center of round dough. Fold the other half over, making edges meet and seal with water. form edges with fork. Drop in deep fat and cook until golden brown. Drain and serve hot. Makes approximately 18. Mrs. L.J. Melder |
symbol \ˈsim-bəl\
noun
Etymology:
in sense 1, from Late Latin symbolum, from Late Greek symbolon, from Greek, token, sign; in other senses from Latin symbolum token, sign, symbol, from Greek symbolon, literally, token of identity verified by comparing its other half, from symballein to throw together, compare, from syn- + ballein to throw — more at devil
Date: 15th century
1: Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.