At 05:47 PM 5/8/98 -0400, you wrote: >Hey Folks. >Can anybody help me out??? >Years ago, a friend of mine gave me a mason jar with "hot peppers" inside. >The jar was filled with olive oil. They were stringy, green in color and >really hot!! >I loved them but have been unable to find them anywhere. I have been to >Italian markets without success. I am a certified chile head but this one >is stumping me. I don't mind doing some cooking or whatever it >takes....HELP!!! > Ed Hey, Ed, the "Mason jar," "stringy" and "green" parts of your message made me, a Southern-type, think right away of okra. Might you have been treated to this thermophilic veggie done in a way I've never heard of, but would like to try? David