-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> Sorghum has different varieties, such as grain sorghums, grass
 DD> sorghums, and broomcorn. The seed pods are more like lilac flowers
 DD> less the petals. Sunflowers have their seeds more attractively
 DD> arranged.

 RH> OK, interesting to know that.

 DD> I know from experience that it's hard to tell sorghum from corn as new
 DD> plants. And until the tassels appear on the corn versus the seed heads
 DD> on the sorghum.

 RH> So you have to watch to see that you're growing what you intended to
 RH> grow. (G)

 DD> I pretty much know what I planted. And where. For instance I planted
 DD> my popcorn as far away from my sweet corn as possible so that the
 DD> didn't cross-pollinate.

 RH> Cross pollination is not good. Back in 1993 we planted tomatoes, bell
 RH> peppers and jalapeno peppers in a little strip garden. The tomatoes did
 RH> quite well, made both chili sauce and salsa from them. Unfortunatly,
 RH> the bells and jalapenoes cross pollinated so we had bitter, hot bells
 RH> and no heaat jalapenoes. From then on we planted only one variety of
 RH> peppers. (G)

Those are called Mexi-Bells. Many seed companies and nurseries sell the
stable-cross seeds as well as the plants. I don't understand your chilies
being bland, though. They should have been at least as zippy as the bells.

My late friend, Les, grew Mexi-Bells in his raised bed garden (along with
Thai Bird's Eye, serrano, jalapeno and NuMex Big Jim peppers. I've used
ripe Mexi Bells from his garden to make the recipe I've attached below.

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 DD> There is a nice article on popping sorghum at WikiHow: If/when I pop
 DD> some I'll use my Stir-Crazy popper.

 RH> We had an on stove stir popper for a while, don't remember if it was
 RH> that brand. Once we realised Steve was allergic to corn, it was taken
 RH> over to some place like ReStore (forget the exact place) for someone
 RH> else to enjoy.

I had one of those stove top poppers (cast iron sauce pan with a special
stirring lid that was hand cranked. When I got the table-top electric and
stand alone Stir Crazy the popper pot went to the Goodwill. Along with
the air popper. 

https://westbend.com/collections/stir-crazy?sscid=b1k8_bo63z&

 DD> And I found this recipe using sorghum flour for a cake. Only
 DD> alteration I'll make is to use my bundt pan.

 DD>       Title: Sorghum Cake w/Cinnamon Sauce
 DD>  Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Spices
 DD>       Yield: 6 servings

 RH> It does look good. Last week I made an Ocracoke Fig Cake for a church
 RH> pot luck. I've used my bundt pan the other times I made it, this time I
 RH> used a tube pan. It released from the pan really well, just a very
 RH> small area clung to the pan. I pulled it out, stuck it on the cake and
 RH> when it was covered with glaze, nobody knew the difference.

I dunno what happened to my tube pan - I think I gave it to my sister as
I never make angel food cake so I saw no need to clutter my cabints.  Bv)=

MMMMM----   Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Mexican Stuffed Bell Peppers
 Categories: Beef, Vegetables, Cheese, Rice
      Yield: 6 servings

      6 md Red (ripe) bell peppers
      3 c  Dry instant brown rice
      1 lb Lean (90%) ground beef
  1 1/4 oz Env taco seasoning
      1 md Yellow onion; diced
    1/2 c  Mexican blend cheese;
           - shredded

  Slice off tops of bell peppers core them (remove seeds
  and membranes). Bring a large pot of water to a boil
  and boil the peppers for 5 minutes.

  Prepare rice according to package instructions.
  Meanwhile brown ground beef in a large skillet. After 5
  minutes, stir in taco seasoning and onions. Continue
  cooking for 5 minutes. Add cooked rice and mix well.

  Stuff bell peppers with meat mixture and prop upright
  in an 8" X 8" baking dish. Top with cheese. Broil for
  1 to to 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.

  UDD NOTES: Mexi Bells work very well in this recipe.
  Green or ripe (red). Also, I dice the tops that are
  removed from the peppers (less the stems) and mix the
  result in with the onion as a part of the stuffing.

  If you don't have Mexi-Blend cheese pepper-jack works
  very well.

  RECIPE FROM: https://www.hy-vee.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

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