Re: [CH] Dried Chile info
Dave Anderson (chilehead@tough-love.com)
Fri, 1 Mar 2002 15:35:45 -0800
Check with Jim Campbell at http://www.wildpepper. com. He's in New Mexico for
the fiery foods fest this weekend. He may not show everything on his web site that
he has stashed around. Another source of dried pods and powders is
http://www.penzeys.com. They are opening stores like crazy including one in
Pittsburg PA and of course do mail order.
> There are no Mexican stores within 100 miles of me that I am aware of. When
> I was in California they were all over. I bought 3 oz bags of chile de arbol
> for 1.29. I used up the pequins but I know that they were not a whole lot
> more. I am lucky that my sister works in a grocery store here in town and
> they like her so the produce guy said that he would look into prices for
> bulk chiles for me. But he said he could probably only by habs and it would
> be in 3 or 5 pound quantintys. I can probably afford that. But I do want a
> mixture so I am still looking. I know there are cheap dried chiles out there
> I just ain't found them. I used to grow my own but the dirt in my yard sucks
> and I have mainly rocks so it is just easier to buy dried already.
> Steve sent me a link to his page so I think I will buy some from there
> because his prices beat anything I have found elsewhere but I sure did get
> spoiled out west. Thank You to all who responded