[CH] Bowers Report
RisaG (radiorlg@yahoo.com)
Sun, 8 Sep 2002 06:36:26 -0700 (PDT)
Here is my Bowers Report!!
The festival this year was so much fun.
When Karen, Mark & I got there, Doug was all set up
with his smoker, Chip was making chili and the rest of
the festival was going on for 2 hours already (at
least).
We got a big welcome and then Mark & Karen went off to
look at the vendors. Mark lost Karen after only a
couple of minutes and we were looking for her for a
long time after that (she had gone to Weavers fields
and bought her pumpkin and a few other goodies). I
helped Doug out and I cut up the Lemon Drop peppers
for the Rum drinks. No gloves! Then I took my once
over of the vendors. After I returned, Doug's wife and
kids showed up. We stood around and ate sausage (oh
that sausage was sooooooooo good), the bikers
jamabalaya (Thanks Doug for getting me a pot ful), and
all the goodies that Jeff Porter and other chile-heads
brought. The jalapenos stuffed with crab were great
(thanks to Jeff & his wife), the salsa from the
mystery chile-head was amazing, the devilled eggs were
great (but not hot enough) from another mystery
chile-head. All great.
The Lemon Drop Rum was soo good too. I had TOO much.
The Weaver Fields were great also. I picked several
varieties of chiles. I also got tons of heirloom
tomatoes. Wow.
I wimply tasted a Wild Brazilian. I have another here
at the house though and will eat it the right way.
Bravely. They are powerful chiles. I could've bought a
plant at Bowers for $20 but felt I had enough chiles
already.
I got the Weaver Peach Hab Jelly (yeah), and a bag
full of Orange Thai chiles and Lemon Drop chiles (yes,
Paul, I'll send you a couple) and some smoked
chocolate hab powder. The smoked lemon drop powder was
sold out (except in huge jars).
The dinner at the Bowers Hotel was fun.
Thanks to Doug for driving me home. You are still the
king!! (Doug lost his Jalapeno Eating Contest to a man
named Slim but he was a great sport about it)
I'm going to cook my habanero sausage today. I'll have
to freeze most of it after that though. I'll probably
be the only one eating it.
Had a great time. Thanks to all to make it that way.
Love, RisaG
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