"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 4 Sep 2014 12:01:05 +0100, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
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>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> > "Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>> >> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> >>> "Kalmia" > wrote in message
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>> >>>> look for deeper color, or go for size alone? My market sells them
>> >>>> by
>> >>>> the piece, not weight. I wondered if color affects taste, ripeness
>> >>>> or?
>> >>>> I have seen ppl weighing a few peppers for the better buy, but the
>> >>>> difference is minuscule.
>> >>>
>> >>> If you mean a bell, I generally would look for a bigger one but I
>> >>> also
>> >>> will not buy any that are mushy. I know plenty of people who will
>> >>> buy
>> >>> the mushy or wrinkled ones saying they are fine for cooking. I
>> >>> won't.
>> >>> So if all of the larger ones are that way I will go for the next
>> >>> biggest
>> >>> that is firm.
>> >>
>> >> When they are raw I find them addictive. I always slice an extra one
>> >> because I will pick at it all the time I am cooking)
>> >
>> > Yes. When I could get them for cheap in CA, I would buy about 3 of
>> > each
>> > color and cut them up. I ate them with cheese or bean dip.
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>> I prefer them just as they come.
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> Do you eat hummus, O? Raw cauliflower makes a great dipper for it.

No. I was only saying I find fresh peppers addictive when I am slicing them
for a recipe. I wouldn't do it just otherwise.

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