[CH] Mango(e)s and peppers [Checked by NAI at US SMTP Gateway]
Sheryl Chatfield (chatfield_sl@willis.com)
Fri, 20 Dec 2002 10:39:42 -0500
dan combs wrote:
My dear departed ma' used to claim she had mangoes cross-pollinated with
hots once and the bells were hot.
my apologies if this was covered before, but whereever did this bell
pepper/mango(e) thing come from? It was very common in Columbus, Ahia - in
particular on the west side and sothwest suburbs when I was growing up -
the pizza shop menus always used 'mango' to mean green bell pepper and
everyone I knew referred to then that way for years. Is this strictly
regional? If so, how far west/east? Was there some pepper seed called
something like 'mango'? I've always wondered about this...appreciate any
enlightenment.
sheryl l. chatfield
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