Re: [CH] RE: Szechuan spice
Calvin Donaghey (gdonaghey@bitstreet.com)
Sat, 13 Jun 1998 17:31:22 -0500
Scott-
I've been out of town all week and just read your post about Prickly ash. It
grows wild here in Texas in many places, and is known locally as "tickle
tongue". I chew it often for the tangy orange-peel flavor. The peppercorns you
describe are the seed berries which can be dried and used later.
Calvin
Ashkenaz, Scott wrote:
> Thanks for all of the responses on this odd spice. The Epicurious dictionary
> describes that it comes from the prickly ash tree. Has anyone seen sources
> for this tree in the US?
>
> scott@once again finding that everyone knows something I don't