Re: [CH] Chili Corn & Question

Myron Menaker (myronm@bellsouth.net)
Tue, 03 May 2005 09:39:38 -0400 

Thanks, Linda! I'll look around for them!!

                           Myron at the beach



Linda Panter wrote:

> I get pepitas here .... they are a tiny pepper, pickled, in a jar, like 
> a small Thai pepper.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Uncle Dirty Dave (Dave Drum) <mailto:xrated@ameritech.net>
> To: Myron Menaker <mailto:myronm@bellsouth.net>
> Cc: CHILE-HEADS <mailto:chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 8:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [CH] Chili Corn & Question
> 
> Myron Menaker wrote:
>  >
>  > Dear CH'ers,
>  >
>  > This recipe looks good....but what are pepitas?
>  > I call toasted pumpkin seeds "pepitas."
> 
> I've never seen a chile called "pepita". But, I am not familiar with
> all regional names. While doing research for a similar question
> involving pepitas (as used in a recipe) I found a very interesting
> page with a bunch of recipes and containing this quote "We even found
> a series of four mature chile plants with stem diameters over 5
> centimeters (2 inches)," wrote Dr. Sheets.
> 
> The page(s) may be seen - with pictures and a nice dissertation on the
> chile culture at www.fiery-foods.com/dave/ceren.asp 
> <http://www.fiery-foods.com/dave/ceren.asp>
> 
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