[CH] Yust Stuff...

green (green56@PioneerPlanet.infi.net)
Fri, 20 Nov 1998 16:45:54 -0600 

Rain...  My xperience w/cilantro:

The first time I ever had it, I tossed my cookies!  Had it in pico de
gallo in San Antone.  Worst tasting crap I'd ever eaten!  Could NOT
believe, like you, folks would ever eat the stuff - tasted like soap,
and CHEAP soap at that!

Well, in San Antonio, there is NO getting away from the stuff, as you
can imagine.  And know what?  I developed a liking for it!  Yup!  Now
LOVE the stuff, can't get enuff of it!  Even grow it each summer sos I
can have fresh whenever I want.  I'll eat it fresh picked, all by
itself.  Best thing in the world is "green eggs":  scrambled eggs with
cilantro, Velveeta and jalapenos.  To DIE for!

Know what else?  It no longer tastes like soap to me.  Go figure.  I'll
be interested in watching the replies received here.  Maybe a titch off
topic, but I think an interesting one.

I'm new to the list, have been lurking about two months now.  Am not a
chile head of long standing...  Maybe about 4, 5, 6 months?  Sumpin'
like that.  What really got me going was reading Amaj Nal's book on
peppers - so damn facinating!

Then got me 'The Whole Chile Pepper Cookbook,' and am having the BEST
time with that!  (At the same time I purchased TWCPC, got the Gilroy
garlic cookbook...  NEAT cookbook!  Just thought I'd toss that in!)  And
recently got the Tabasco(r) cookbook.

But let me tell you about my day today...

I found some men's flannel boxers at Walmart w/chiles on them!  They're
SO NEAT!!!  So, I put on green tights, the boxers over them, and a green
sweatshirt and took myself off to MOA (Mall Of America...  Hi, Chris!)
to visit  Calido Chile Traders (formerly Lots'a Hotta) in search of
chile accoutraments - I'm doing my kitchen in red and green and want to
decorate with chile stuffs.  The chile accessories were disappointing
(bummer), but the guys in the store LOVED the boxers (ah...  I'm female!
<g>), and I ended up getting a "Chile Head" t-shirt where the "I" is a
chile (to go with the boxers), and THE COOLEST chile socks!!!  Wore
those outta the store!  Also got a Chile Pepper magazine.  Not the most
substantial magazine, but...  well...  Ittiz better than NO magazine on
chiles!

Sampled "Da'Bomb".  Jeezuz Christ, Mary Mother o'God!  Wussed out, big
time!  HOTTER'UN HELL!!!  Broke out in a sweat, got feeling happy
and...  well...  lettuce say "amorous"!!!  And this was from just a
coating on the tip of a toothpick!!!  The store manager had to give me
some cream cheese dip on a chip to cool my mouth down!  We all got a
good laugh outta it. 

Yours in chilehood -

green