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Skriven 2015-11-19 21:19:10 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 33302 av Dave Drum (1:18/200)
Ärende: Bell Peppers                                             [1]
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Hi Dave,

 DD> -- rather a (minor) decrease in the kerosene undertone -- which was
 DD> never substantial anyway.

 RH> Depends on the pepper, some have more of a pronounced taste than
 RH> others. i think where/how it's grown has an influence there.

 DD> That's (ripeness) probably it. Green bells are immature. And growing
 DD> conditions definitely have an effect on flavour.

We grew them in southeastern AZ. Soil was just a strip in between the
fencing and the concrete of the front patio area, maybe 18" wide at
most. We added no fertiliser or any other improvements.


 DD> heat in a bell pepper - except some Mexi-bells that I crossed
 DD> successfully using standard bell peppers and jalapenos. Those had a
 DD> minor wakeup. About (I estimate) 1,000 scovilles.

 RH> We did that accidentally in Az--didn't realise the jalapenos would
 RH> cross pollinate with the bells, even at a distance. We had mild
 RH> jalapenos and bells with a bit of a kick to them. The latter were good,
 RH> once we realised what had happened; the former were quite
 RH> disappointing.

 DD> I did it a-purpose after find out how Mexi-Bells come about. The first
 DD> generation fruits have little heat. Second (and subsequent
 DD> generations) are more pungent - but still not light-up-your-life.

 RH> Ours had enough heat to know we'd done something wrong. They had a
 RH> bitter/hot taste, not good.

 DD> My Mexi-bells werenot at all bitter. Just a bit pungent. I wonder what
 DD> else (marigolds, maybe?) got crossed into yours.

Only other thing we had in that plot was tomatoes.


 DD> For me the heat meant I got it right. Unlike the time I cooked with
 DD> some purple bell peppers - which looked so pretty as salad ingredients
 DD> and
 DD> crudities. Cooked they were greyish and disgusting to look at. Ruined
 DD> the presentation part of the dish.

Win some, lose some. They had eye appeal as raw pepper, but not as
cooked ones.


 DD>   8<------ EDIT ------>B

 DD> If I can do it before I snuff my candle I'd like to go to England,
 DD> rent a motorcycle and do Scotland, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Germany,
 DD> Switzerland, France and back to Blighty. Probably won't happen unless
 DD> I hit the lottery for substantial $$$$.

 RH> We'd like to go back to Germany and HI, go to Italy and do an Alaska
 RH> cruise. Won't finance it with lottery winnings because we don't play.

 DD> I don't plat a lot. And I certainly don't count on winning. Even if I
 DD> hit it big the state is currently limiting payouts to $600 cash and an
 DD> I.O.U. Seems the "businessman" governator is holding the budget
 DD> hostage until he gets his way. And the legislature is not passing any
 DD> of his more egregious
 DD> plans/policies. So, Illinois is grid-locked worse than Wash-dee-cee.


I don't pay attention to the lotteries, except sometimes hitting the
Mute button on the remote when the First Tuesday ads come out.

 DD>   8<------ EDIT ------>B

 RH> Mom and Dad were teens in the 30's and 40s so JC and Elvis were
 "modern RH> music" for them. They were quite settled down by the time
 those guys RH> hit the big time.

 DD> My grandmother was berating rock & roll and the "modern" music that
 DD> "kids" listen to in general when my mother reminded her of Marzy
 DD> Doats, Three Itty Fishies, Open The Door Richard and others that were
 DD> popular in the thirties and forties, especially the duo of Skim & Slam
 DD> .... and offered to go deeper into history.

We didn't know that much about what my folks listened to while growing
up except to know some of it was the big band era. Pop music, like what
you listed above, was known, but not really known what era it was from
(other than not ours), and we didn't really care. I do recall hearing
"Open the Door Richard" once; somehow a recording of it had gotten mixed
into the kid stuff we listened to when we were young. Don't recall
anything of what it was about tho.

 DD> My only external indication of service is visible when I wear short
 DD> sleeve T shirts. I have an anchor tattooed on my right bicep. My
 DD> brother, Phil, OTOH has

 RH> Steve didn't get any tatoos.

 DD> I sort of wish I hadn't. Especially the "babe" on my left arm. But,
 DD> mine are mild compared to some of the professionally done things I am
 DD> seeing on young people these days. Or the jailhouse tattoos.

They can be removed, if you want to got thru the pain and expense of the
process.


 DD>       Title: Roasted Garlic & Herb Shrimp w/Spaghetti
 DD>  Categories: Seafood, Pasta, Herbs, Sauces, Chilies
 DD>       Yield: 4 Servings

 RH> Forget the spaghetti, give me the shrimp and maybe a piece of bread to
 RH> sop up juices.

 DD> The pasta is just a stretcher. As would be rice or tatties. For me -
 DD> I'll take the pasta AND a nice piece of garlic bread (or two).


I'd go for some carbs so it would be the pasta or the bread, not both.


 DD>       Title: Shrimp Scampi w/Pasta & Bread
 DD>  Categories: Seafood, Wine, Chilies, Citrus, Pasta
 DD>       Yield: 6 Servings

That's one of my favorites, but we do it without the wine, and fewer
seasonings. Mostly just salt & pepper, lemon and garlic, cooking in a
good olive oil.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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