Subj : Cross pollination was: So To : Ruth Haffly From : Dave Drum Date : Wed Nov 13 2024 05:11:00 -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=- RH> We planted regular bells; they cross pollinated with the jalapenoes. RH> That's why the chilies were mild. DD> I know how the Mexi-Bells come about. And there is now a stable DD> cultivar. I'll bet the jalapenos were still flavourful, though. Even DD> if milder on the Scoville scale. RH> These were not good eating, on the bitter side. I wonder what caused that. I certainly differs from my experience. DD> My late friend, Les, grew Mexi-Bells in his raised bed garden (along DD> with Thai Bird's Eye, serrano, jalapeno and NuMex Big Jim peppers. DD> I've used ripe Mexi Bells from his garden to make the recipe I've DD> attached below. DD> 8<----- JUMP SHIFT ----->8 RH> We had an air popper for a number of years, When our cocker spaniel RH> heard it fire up, he knew he was in for a treat. DD> My big problem is that it's hard to get suficient butter on the DD> popcorn and salt doesn't stick to it as well as product from a DD> "conventional" popper. I should have remembered that from when I DD> was a boy and we did popcorn in a fire basket using the fire in DD> the fireplace (or a campfire if it was summer). RH> We used butter flavored or olive oil non stick spray instead of regular RH> butter with the air popper. A spray or two, mix it in, another shot and RH> add the seasonings--worked well for us. Hadn't thought of that. How well did the salt stick to the popcorn? That could get expensive using the spritz on your popcorn if you ate much of it. Bv)= Of course with Steve's corn allergy that could now be moot. DD> 8<----- EDIT ----->8 DD> I dunno what happened to my tube pan - I think I gave it to my sister DD> as I never make angel food cake so I saw no need to clutter my DD> cabints. Bv)= RH> We got this one from my mom. Started as a borrow, ended up as a keep RH> when her mind went & Dad kicked her out of the kitchen. None of my RH> siblings objected to my taking it, and a few other kitchen goodies. A lot of my missing dishes went that way. Just never "came home" after visiting someone else's kitchen. RH> Went to the farmer's market today. Came home with a bag of pork/red RH> sauce tamales, a couple of Argentinian pastries, a couple of cinnamon RH> roll, a bag of lettuce, a couple of sweet potatoes, a loaf of banana RH> bread, a couple of sausage rolls, a sopapilla cheesecake bar and a bag RH> of broccoli. Going to have some good eating this week. DD> Almost like an open-air deli. I usually just get raw materials when I DD> shop the farm stands/farmer's markets. Any pre-made grub is consumed DD> on the spot. RH> I've seen a good number of people eat their purchases as they wander RH> the market. Me, I'm shopping for the next week ahead, anything from RH> Sunday morning breakfast (cinnamon rolls) to a veggie to go with supper RH> (broccoli) to a late night snack for Steve (banana bread) and more from RH> this week's haul. Used to be a lot more produce vendors, now an RH> increased number of crafters are selling at the market. Our farmer's market is nearly all edibles. Once a month they have do a "Crafts Fair" along with the agricultural products. DD> I'm off to my local Hy-Vee for a free Veteran's Day breakfast. I'll DD> skip the Golden Corral's free dinner buffet - the lines are over a DD> city block long. And I stood in enough chow lines in the service. RH> Steve went to a flag raising and breakfast at one of the local RH> residential care facilities this morning. Then we went to the Veteran's RH> Day ceremony at the WF veteran's memorial where he gave the invocation RH> and benediction as chaplain for the Legion post. Went to lunch at the RH> Carolina Ale House, special for vets was a half rack of ribs; I got it RH> also. Supper was at Red Robin with the Monday night Warrior Bible Study RH> group; the vet's special there was a burger (with trimmings) and fries. RH> Steve subbed out the regular fries for sweet potato fries. I had a RH> crispy chicken salad and an Oreo/peppermint milk shake. Both times I RH> brough leftovers home. AFAIK my local Red Robin didn't offer any Vet's specials. But, I learned that Wendy's offered a free breakfast combo to veterans. The one I miss is Denny's - which used to do a free meal (breakfast or lunch) for veterans on Veteran's Day. We used to have two Denny's here. The west side one went over to being a Beef O'Brady's then to bring "For Lease". The east side store (convenient to me) was knocked down and a drive-thru car wash took its place. FEH! I miss the Super Bird and the Moon's Ove My Hammy offerings. MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Denny's Superbird Categories: Poultry, Cheese, Pork, Vegetables Yield: 1 Sandwich 3 oz Deli-sliced turkey 2 lg Slices sourdough bread Butter; softened 2 sl Processed Swiss(Emental) - cheese * Salt 2 sl Bacon; cooked 2 sl Tomato MMMMM------------------------ON THE SIDE----------------------------- French fries Pickles * if making this myself I use "real" aged Ementaler cheese. It makes a difference - to me, at least. UDD Heat a skillet or frying pan over medium heat. Grill the stack of turkey breast in the pan without separating the stack until the meat is golden brown on both sides. While the turkey is browning, butter one side of each slice of soudough bread. Place one slice of bread in the pan, buttered side down. Place the 2 slices of Swiss (Emmenthaler) cheese on the unbuttered side of the bread grilling in the pan. Put the stack of turkey breast slices on the cheese. Sprinkle with a bit of salt. Place the cooked bacon on the turkey breast. Stack the tomato slices on the bacon next. Top off the sandwich with the remaining slice of sourdough bread. Be sure to place the bread with the unbuttered side facing the tomato slices. Recipe from: http://www.topsecretrecipes.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen MMMMM .... The entire Internet was once two boxcar-sized UNIVACs and a wire. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: SouthEast Star Mail HUB - SESTAR (1:3634/12) .