On Oct 29, 2:20*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "Silvar Beitel" > wrote in message
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> > Where have these things been all my life? Many references to them on
> > RFC over the years, but somehow I missed them.
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> > Went to a vodka tasting a couple of weeks ago and they were offered as
> > snacks / palate cleansers along with other pickled goodies, smoked
> > salmon, and brown bread. *I thought, "Yummy! *Big fat capers, have to
> > look for them when I get home."
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> > (Lest anyone wonders, they are the mature fruits (usually pickled) of
> > the caper bush, as opposed to the (much smaller) flower buds (usually
> > pickled) of the same bush.)
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> > Different enough to make me want to drink martinis again, using these
> > instead of olives as garnish. *And use them in salads, both meat and
> > green. *Maybe even on pizza.
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> > Any other suggestions for using them?
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> > (Something to post as Sandy sneaks into my neck of the woods (New
> > England).)
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> *I used them once in a recipe but can't remember what it was for. *I want to
> say egg salad.

Feel free to do so.