Hmmm, that's what I was thinking. However, when I looked at Chimayo photos, the ones I saw were 3 times as long and not as smooth. However, just now, I found this: http://www.chileseeds.co.uk/images/Chimayo.jpg Shape is pretty darn close. Perhaps it is and this is a smaller variety? Jim, could you check your chile map for the field please...was that the Chimayo there right in the middle? Thank you Ted --- Hobby Farmer <hobbyfarmer@t-one.net> wrote: > Ted Wagner wrote: > > > There was one pepper I'd like to find out about. > I've > > seen it for several years running out in the > fields. > > I didn't get a chance to pick any, but from the > edge, > > I noticed a long row of this pepper smack dab in > the > > middle of the field...just over top of the > > hill...almost smack dab in the middle and middle > row. > > It's a red pepper, size is about 1.5" to 2" long, > cone > > shaped, smooth, thick walled. Very much like a > fresno > > or chicken heart shape....or, even a black > czech...but > > it's red, not black. There was a long row of them > > this year and I wanted to pick some. > > > > But, I'm curious about it's name. > > Might be a Chimayo. Byron says it makes the best > powder. > > Hobby Farmer > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Take the guess work out of picture hanging! http://www.hanggup.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ted Wagner's Electric Telegraph Reference Library http://www.trwagner.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ephesians 2:8-10