[CH] Still picking peppers
Lynn Kopsie (cozmos13@hotmail.com)
Sat, 17 Nov 2001 02:07:53 +0000
Hi everyone,thought you would like to know that you can still pick hot
peppers at Meadow View Farm,371 Bowers Road,Kutztown,Pa 19530.They are open
M-Sat.closed Sunday.Here it is,November 16,and the delightful Mr. James
Weaver showed us hundreds of hot chili plants in a greenhouse.Each was
loaded.We picked yellow lemon drops,red caribbean,chocolate habs,puiThe
rria,chicken hearts and there were 30 other kinds.They will be there until
it really freezes so plan on a wonderfully hot pepper trip.We tasted a
unique hot pepper fruit vinegar(RisaG and Raul,you would like this)They are
offering it in flavors(lime is outstanding!lemon,apple,
coconut,strawberry,raspberry,plum(I can't wait to try tomorrow).Each bottle
has birds eye peppers,the same type my dad picked in the jungles of New
Guinea while in the AirForce to put in vinegar to flavor the military
food.Hot peppers are an education and you meet some fine individuals who are
happy to teach.I was in awe when Mr.Weaver showed us his heirloom Indian
corn collection.I never knew such colors existed.I especially liked the
Grandmothers corn,also called Pod corn from which all corn evolved.It's a
short ear with the ear covered in tiny corn husks,its not bare like a kernel
of todays corn but has a white paperlike shell on each kernel.WOW.Also the
rare ear of GREEN corn was interesting , it is very hard to find and very
special to the Spanish culture.Mr.Weaver has so many interesting stories
about everything.We wanted to meet him at the chili pepper days in September
but he was always sought after.He has heirloom pumpkins now and heirloom
tomatoes 40-50 kinds?back in Sept.Also picked up 2 quarts of smoked yellow
lemon drop peppers for grinding. The best day again.
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