I bought some Vlasic Jalapeno slices the other day. Nice and crisp and hot for jals. -----Original Message----- From: danceswithcarp <dcombs@bloomington.in.us> To: Veronica <vfreeman@gte.net> Cc: chile-heads <chile-heads@globalgarden.com> Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 5:12 PM Subject: Re: : Re: [CH] Mild (no heat) Jalepenos >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 > >