Snip: when you can't find the right pepper or when hybridization has changed that innocent looking jalepeno into a firecracker. Karen, If you know of any "firecracker" Jalapeno peppers or seeds, please let the list know. A few of us are looking for Jalapeno flavor with more heat. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Oland" <koland@staffingtech.com> Sent: Wednesday, 26 December, 2001 1:04 PM Subject: RE: [CH] Black Pepper, why??? > black pepper is "old world", the chile peppers are "new". So, traditional > cooking from Europe uses black pepper almost exclusively. Also, they don't > have to worry about varying results when you can't find the right pepper or > when hybridization has changed that innocent looking jalepeno into a > firecracker.