[CH] thanks for the seeds/knowledge
Sheila Gilbert (she@eagle-access.net)
Sun, 6 Sep 1998 13:00:16 -0600
As I near the end of another year ( oh yeah born on the FALL equinox ,
thats what keeps me so evenly balanced ) it comes to me how much Iv'e
enjoyed the Chile-heads & how much I've learned from yall , so in
appreciation this story about the last time the CHILE crop came in , On the
western slope there are many small streams feeding the Colo. river , many
of these small streams have been dammed in their upper valleys by ranchers
who release water as they need it , throughout the summer , some of these
small impoundment's are home to a rare combination of fresh water shrimp
and BROOKTROUT , resulting in " MONSTER BROOKIES " with pink meat tastier
than salmon , after gorging themselves on shrimp all summer these MONSTERS
gather in the remaining pools ( which have shrunk immensely ) O.K. now
listen up , you have to bait your hook behind a tree !! , herds of them
have been known to come up on the road and attack cars !! O.K. last Sept.
full moon , we got some of the neighborhoods permanent snow , packed it
with local home brew , our stuff ( hundreds of pounds of stuff ) and some
fresh CHILES , we drove to the "secret spot " and set up camp , ( not too
close to the lake !! ) started a fire ( bone dry , bleached white ,
standing dead aspen ) when we got the coals just right we set up the welded
rebar gismo that holds up the 16 inch castiron skillet , O.K. heres where
it gets good , WAIT ! I gotta go mow my lawn , I'll tell you what happened
later . BILL ..... Colorado's highest CHILE grower