Geez lumbre must be scorching. Never heard of it. John S. -----Original Message----- From: owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com [mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com] On Behalf Of chilehead@tough-love.com Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 10:30 AM To: John Sphar Cc: 'Mark Ellis'; 'Chile Heads' Subject: [CH] Re: Hatch chiles clarification? More "Hatch" chile is grown in Luna county to the west, than in Dona Ana county where Hatch and Las Cruces are located. The most common varieties are New Mex 6-4, Big Jim, Sandia, Barkers Hot and Lumbre. That's the order of the relative heat scale too. Dave TLCC > Mark, Hatch is kinda like an appellation in NM, kinda like Bourdeaux > wine must be from that region in France. However advertising by saying "Hatch" > when they're from Las Cruces, for example, isn't against the law as > far as I know... The diff varieties (6-4, Big Jim, Sandia, Parker's, > etc.) can be grown anywhere but they taste beter when grown in NM. > There is a commercial guy who grows a bunch of different veggies out > here, in Morgan Hill, including NM chiles. In flavor, they are far away from those from NM. > > John S. > > ----Original Message----- > From: owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com > [mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com] On Behalf Of Mark Ellis > Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 5:55 AM > To: Chile Heads > Subject: [CH] Hatch chiles clarification? > > Hey Folks that know, > > Just for clarification, are Hatch chiles a particular variety, or a > group of varieties of new mex types? > > cheers > Mark E. in Oz > ___________ > zymurgia.com >