Subj : Sorghum To : Dave Drum From : Ruth Haffly Date : Mon Nov 11 2024 19:38:02 Hi Dave, 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. These were not good eating, on the bitter side. DD> My late friend, Les, grew Mexi-Bells in his raised bed garden RH> (along DD> with Thai Bird's Eye, serrano, jalapeno and NuMex Big Jim RH> peppers. DD> I've used ripe Mexi Bells from his garden to make the RH> recipe I've DD> attached below. DD> 8<----- JUMP SHIFT ----->8 DD> I had one of those stove top poppers (cast iron sauce pan with a DD> special stirring lid that was hand cranked. When I got the table-top DD> electric and stand alone Stir Crazy the popper pot went to the DD> Goodwill. Along with the air popper. 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 problemis that it's hard to get suficient butter on the popcorn DD> and salt doesn't stick to it as well as product from a "conventional" DD> popper. I should have remembered that from when I was a boy and we did DD> popcorn in a fire basket using the fire in the fireplace (or a DD> campfire if it was summer). We used butter flavored or olive oil non stick spray instead of regular butter with the air popper. A spray or two, mix it in, another shot and add the seasonings--worked well for us. 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. 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. I've seen a good number of people eat their purchases as they wander the market. Me, I'm shopping for the next week ahead, anything from Sunday morning breakfast (cinnamon rolls) to a veggie to go with supper (broccoli) to a late night snack for Steve (banana bread) and more from this week's haul. Used to be a lot more produce vendors, now an increased number of crafters are selling at the market. 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. Steve went to a flag raising and breakfast at one of the local residential care facilities this morning. Then we went to the Veteran's Day ceremony at the WF veteran's memorial where he gave the invocation and benediction as chaplain for the Legion post. Went to lunch at the Carolina Ale House, special for vets was a half rack of ribs; I got it also. Supper was at Red Robin with the Monday night Warrior Bible Study group; the vet's special there was a burger (with trimmings) and fries. Steve subbed out the regular fries for sweet potato fries. I had a crispy chicken salad and an Oreo/peppermint milk shake. Both times I brough leftovers home. --- Catch you later, Ruth rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28 .... If you focus only on the thorns you will miss the beauty of the rose. --- PPoint 3.01 * Origin: Sew! That's My Point (1:396/45.28) .