[CH] wierd chiles

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Something strange is happening among growers of chile in and around Las
Cruces. I've been hearing lots of grumbling in supermarkets and at the
Farmer's Market as we compare notes. People are discovering lots of new
crosses--jalapeņos mixing with habaneros, jalapeņos mixing with Big
Jim's, yellow mirasoles with Naki's, and a variety of other strange
mixtures.

My giant "habanero" turned brilliantly red. I rushed to pick and taste
it. It doesn't have any fruity flavor except that of lemon. It's hot and
sour, the flesh is thick and the skin low in cellulose but it  looks
more like a grossly overgrown jalapeņo than an habanero or any other
chile that I know of.

Elsa, puzzled.

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