At 09:42 PM 3/20/2001 -0800, Veronica wrote: >Greetings, > >I am not a grower-type (yet!), but, I did inadvertently buy a jar of >"Tamed Jalapenos: brand named Mezzzetta (it was a mistake! Honest! I >didn't know that it was loaded!). After avoiding the jarin my fridge >for a year, I decided to rehabilitate them by simmering them in the >brine of some REAL pickled jalapenos, and I have recovered nicely. > >Anyway, that is the only mild form I have seen, but alas, they were >wasted on me. I like Mezzeta's for cold snacks at the Indy 500 when I'm drinking Ice cold, um, A&W Vanilla Flavored Cream Sodas. I haven't figured out how they crispy-pickle the jalapenos while still heat processing the jars; they are the Clausen's of canned peppers. Anyone got any ideas? carpo