Re: [CH] Peppers found at the supermarket
Ron M (swamp@netten.net)
Wed, 14 Jan 1998 17:41:24 -0600
The red ones were probably serranos, I found some here in a Memphis
Kroger.
Tokenrng wrote:
>
> Hi everyone, I have a few questions about some peppers I found at the local
> Kroger two days ago. Their were three types displayed but only the jalapeno
> peppers were marked. I bought a handfull of all three peppers and immedeately
> went home to give them a try. The jalapeno peppers were very fresh and very
> hot compared to the usuall I find in this area. The second pepper which I
> tried was a shorter thicker pepper shaped like the jalapenos but MUCH hotter
> :). These red peppers truly cleared my sinuses and actually caught me by
> surprise. The third bunch of peppers I bought were light orange and
> suspiciously looked like habenero peppers. I wasn't dissapointed they were
> VERY hot and had that after taste of a strong Habenero salsa. I thought these
> peppers were allready out of season. Is this true? Maby I just got lucky and
> caught some out of season crop. By the way I left a habenero on a fellow
> chili-heads desk at work and he dropped by at lunch with an odd look on his
> face(I believe it was one of pain:) ) These babys are HOT:))
>
> Thanks for listening to my ramblings :))
>
> Sincerely,
>
> David Amyx
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Ron Marsh
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