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>      88

 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>      88

 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.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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