Fwd: Re: [CH] Thai Dragons?
danceswithcarp (dcombs@bloomington.in.us)
Sat, 12 Aug 2000 09:21:10 -0500
>Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 09:20:31 -0500
>To: Shantihhh@aol.com
>From: danceswithcarp <dcombs@bloomington.in.us>
>Subject: Re: [CH] Thai Dragons?
>
>At 08:58 PM 8/11/00 -0400, you wrote:
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>><< When I didn't know nothing the first Thai Dragons I ever ate were from a
>>farmers market. They were perfectly straight, about 8 inches long, >>
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>>They weren't telling you the truth as even in Thailand they are never
>>over 3"
>>long!!! They weren't Thai Dragons me thinks.
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>I've grown Thai Dragons for 4 years or so as an ornamental and I've never
>grown big ones like those peppers from that market. I have no idea what
>they were really; some cayenne type. There's all sorts of
>cayenne-offshoots out there. I personally think Thai Dragons are in the
>cayenne family; the heat's about the same and their taste, while not as
>sweet, is similar.
>
>>Thai Birds are evener hotter---the BEST and are only about 1/3" long with
>>that long HOT-burn w/no metallic after taste. Love those!!!!!
>
>Yup. Around here in Indy-anna those are called "Thai Hots." For a
>couple of years I had these things we just called "Thais." They were
>about 3/4 of an inch to an inch long and were dart shaped--very
>pointed--with very thin walls. I haven't seen those around for quite a
>while. I have some in a ristra but I never remember to sprout them.
>
>Ah, well, the memory of good sex is the second thing to go.
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>Er, peppers I mean. The memory of good peppers...
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>carp
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