At 12:47 PM 9/22/01 -0600, Chateau Stripmine wrote: > > Again I ask this question. How do I dry Cascabel? Do I dry them > > green or ripe? Thanks mates! > >Cascabel means bell in Spanish. I've never seen them any color but red but I >haven't seen everything yet. a cascabel is a bell like a jingle bell, or a rattle, like a baby's rattle...a "vibora cascabel" is a rattlesnake...dry the chiles ripe, ms. dewi, and the seeds will rattle inside...a cheap thrill... bill "Send lawyers, guns and money..." -- Warren Zevon