[CH] CSP
Marc Norman (Marc.Norman@mq.edu.au)
Wed, 28 Jan 1998 17:01:18 +1000
I would like to thank the US for their international gesture of goodwill in
scheduling the Super Bowl on Australia Day. To celebrate the occasion I
harvested 50 ripe habs and over 60 jals from the little 3rd floor balcony
garden. There's about that many more still on the vine, plus 40 cayennes
and 150 pequins ripening, so it looks like a good year after a rough start.
Hats off to mushroom compost, pyrethrum spray, and all the good growing
suggestions from the list.
Also add my voice to the chorus singing the praises of Calvin's Special
Powder. The colour and aroma are absolutely wonderful - I went around
sniffing the baggie all day. On Monday we made a fresh salsa using a red
onion, tomatoes, plenty of cilantro, roasted NM green chiles and roasted
jals, with a sprinkling of CSP. It was good, the freshness of the onions
contrasting with the texture of the roasted chiles. Calvin's powder
provided complexity and flavour - a noticable improvment.
Yesterday decided to cook up some lentils while watching the cricket
(Australia vs. South Africa). Started with 0.5 kg brown lentils, soaked and
cooked until mostly soft, then added 2 sliced abergine eggplants, 1 cup
chopped okra, 2 medium white onions, salt, ample cumin. A while later 5
roasted NM green chiles, 2 coarse chopped fresh habs, 1/2 jar of La Sabroza
Pasilla cooking sauce, 5 mushrooms, and 2 tsp of Calvin's Powder (almost
all of the sample) went into the pot to simmer until the last Protea had
run themselves out.
It wasn't too bad, definitely good food but a little shy in the taste
department. Beans can be that way you know. Probably needs more habs, which
I'll add fresh to the leftovers. That clearly wasn't enough CSP to stand up
to a big pot o'legumes - I'd guess more like 2 tablespoons next time, maybe
more.
Actually I reserved a small amount of CSP to try in a vanilla smoothie
tonight. Looking forward to it! Then I'll address an envelope to Abilene...
please, sir, can I have some more? Great stuff Calvin!
cheers,
Marc