I headed south to Louisiana from Natchez, landing in Abbeville, LA, at Betty's RV Park. I had heard about Betty's through the Escapees club and I would recommend it to everyone. I've only been here a few days, but she runs a great park. There is happy hour every evening and sometimes food. Last night there was beans and cornbread and they are talking about a crab boil maybe tomorrow night. Yummy!
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But yesterday we went sightseeing to Avery Island, home of the Tabasco plant. Still a family owned operation, they bottle over 450,000 bottles a day. |
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The Tabasco peppers which are used in the original recipe. The same recipe is still being used some 100 years later. Although they started with peppers grown on the island, over 90% of the peppers now come from Central and South America, but they still use seeds provided by the Tabasco company. |
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Here they are bottling their green Tabasco sauce which is made from Jalapeno's. |
When the peppers are picked they are mixed with some salt, which the salt comes from one of the richest salt mines in the world, right from Avery Island. Then the mixture is ground and placed in white oak barrels to age and ferment for 3 years. By the way, the white oak barrels come from the Jack Daniels distillery after they have been used to age their whiskey. After fermenting, the mixture is mixed with vinegar and spices and bottled. At their country store we sampled Tabasco ice cream, Tabasco pop and a variety of Tabasco sauces and condiments. I liked the ice cream but couldn't drink the pop.
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We then headed further south to Cypremort State Park and the gulf. There are fishing piers, beaches, picnic areas, kayak and sailboat launches as well as a boat ramp and they even have cabins, but no camping. |
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We could see across the bay to a fishing town so we went to investigate. We saw a mixture of commercial and resort. Here are some commercial fishing boats. |
3 comments:
Well, I'll be sure to skip those brands...
Thanks for the tip. I went to Avery Island years ago and only got to see a movie. I guess I have to go back for the tour.
Good job, as always.
It was fun to read your blog since I have been in the area twice. We each see a slightly different view each time we visit.
When my brother and I were in N.O. we only found one Jazz bar - it was great!
Enjoy your travels.
Marge
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