"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> Gloria P > wrote:
>
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> >
>> > :-) Carol, there is a home canned product sometimes called 'mangoes.'
>> > They are stuffed red and green (like a mango) peppers - the ones I'm
>> > familiar with are stuffed with a sweet-sour cabbage relish.
>> >
>> > Here's a recipe from Cooks.com:
>> > STUFFED MANGOS OR PEPPERS
>> >
>> > 12 med. peppers
>> > 1 c. salt
>> > 4 c. cold water
>> > 1 qt. vinegar
>> > 1 qt. shredded cabbage
>> > 1 tsp. salt
>> > 1/2 tsp. pepper
>> > 2 tbsp. mustard seed
>> > 2 c. water
>> > 1/4 c. sugar
>>
>>
>> OhmyAlex, just when I think the midwest couldn't get any stranger!
>> ;-)
>>
>> gloria p
>
> Which part? Calling them mangoes or stuffing green pepper shells with
> cabbage relish? For the record, my family only ever called them stuffed
> peppers, not mangoes. We *might* be a strange lot, but not in that way.
> <g>

We called them mangoes in Indianapolis, too. I was surprised when I
realized that the rest of the world thought mangoes were a fruit.

Lisa Ann