[CH] chile pickin'
Sue Bonar (sbonar@NMSU.Edu)
Wed, 09 Oct 2002 09:58:17 -0600
hey fellow ch's,
just thought I'd relay this. Went out picking chile this past weekend
(just green), and this has got to be the best looking crop of chiles
I've seen for quite a while. The chiles were huge, and we didn't pick
anything less than about 6 inches long (can anyone say rellenos?).
Even this late there was plenty of green and they all looked so fabulous
we could be really picky about which ones to pull. We picked 26 pounds
in about a half hour and had them roasted there. Total cost: $8.
Lujan's (the farm we went to) always has several varieties - we picked
the extra hot (which I think is the sandia variety but I'm not sure).
All I can say is thank god we didn't get the xxx hot because some bites
of the xhot were screaming. Not that I'm complaining - I just had to eat
more regular food between bites of chile! =)
Anyway, I'm sure we'll be out there again this weekend to pick more
green if there's any left, and to start picking the red. It was really
hard not to pick red already since half the chiles have already turned.
I had to keep reminding myself "the green is going away first!"
Sue
Las Cruces, NM