[CH] Recommendations from list members.

Jim Weller (Jim.Weller@salata.com)
28 Aug 99 19:50:01 -0800 

 -=> Quoting Anthony DeLorenzo to All <=-

 AD> Hi there...
 AD> I'm hoping to get some suggestions from list members.  I live in a
 AD> fairly remote area

Greetings from Yellowknife; you are not alone.

 AD> and so there isn't a large selection of chilies,
 AD> sauces... available here.

Things have improved here a lot in the past two years. I can buy half a
dozen kinds of peppers fresh or dried and have a fair selection of
sauces. Also 4 to 5 varieties of bedding plants every spring.

 AD> I've noticed some talk of "habanero powder" - could I use this in
 AD> place of the standard chili powder or cayenne?

I'm only a fledgling chile-head so I merely add hab powder to my blends;
I don't use it straight up. My favourite mix for all purpose seasoning:

        1 tsp salt
        1 tsp sugar
        1 tsp garlic powder
        1 tb  paprika
        1 tsp cayenne
        1     dried chipotle; crushed
        2     habaneros; dried and crushed

Think up it as a substitute for paprika and use liberally.

 AD> Where would be a good
 AD> source to obtain it by mail?  (Preferably in Canada. )

I can't help you with mail order but.....

Do any of your grocery stores carry any Melinda's (TM) products? If so
they could bring in her dried habbies. Her products are horribly over
priced but at least habbies go a long way.

Grow your own? Peppers do fine in pots at our latitude with a little
care. You can set them outdoors from June til August and bring them in
the rest of the year. They will do fine in natural light with a southern
exposure except from about Nov. 10th to Jan 31st when you will need grow
lights as well.

I have healthy, 3 foot high, 4 year old cayennes and some 2 year old
F1 Hybrid (sic) "Superchilis" (TM). My habbies made it two years but
succumbed to various insect attacks last fall. I am starting new ones
with some seed from a friend; they are currently about 4 inches high.

Sorry but I don't have any viable seeds to mail you. Only two seeds
germinated from the dozen that were passed on to me.




                                                            Cheers,

                                                            YK Jim

... 5 lbs of habbies?!? You could intimidate India and Pakistan with that!