[CH] chiles origination

Shantihhh@aol.com
Thu, 22 Mar 2001 12:01:34 EST

<< would indicate that this was Europes first 
encounter with them, and that they had not been previously imported from 
asia. >>

They came from South America!!!!!!  It is an interesting history and they 
still grow in the wild's there.  History has it we (US) got them by way of 
Mexico---then some of the US was Mexico.

:-)

Mary-Anne