Re: [CH] No-heat habs
Susan Byers (chilewmn@bluemarble.net)
Tue, 16 Feb 1999 08:58:00 -0500 (EST)
Dont worry, I sincerely doubt that anyone would commercially develop a
no-heat habanero simply because there is no profit in it. They weigh
almost nothing and it would take many, many to make a pound. I think
something like this will remain a niche market. What do the rest of you
think?
But as long as there are heirloom growers like myself with customers
looking beyond the ordinary grocery store fare, chiles like this one will
still be available to those who really want them. It is just hard for me
to imagine any grocery chain carrying something like this. Even the local
grocery store that carries my produce is not interested in this chile, all
my sales are by order or through Farmer's Market.
The wholesalers that contact me are looking for the same old things: New
Mex, cayenne, Jalapeno and Hot Wax. And habanero sometimes. Maybe we need
to start a chile lobby at grocery stores and restaurants in order to
expand their choices.
PS--the dangers of hab confusion. At one market, someone had removed the
signs from my baskets while asking me questions about them and then put
them back. I didn't realize right away that they had inadvertantly
switched them. I later found out that someone had bought a lot of what
they thought were sweet habs to make shishkabob for an IU picnic. But they
had the hot habs. FOrtunately everyone took it in the spirit of fun.
Wish I could say the same for the woman who thought the squash peppers
were little pattypan squashes and took them home, steamed them and served
them up to her guests!
Susan Byers
The Chile Woman