Gregory Morrow wrote:
> > wrote:
>
> > Our local supermarket has bell peppers the size of big grapefruits.
> > I don't go thru BPs very fast so anything above standard size doesn't
> > usually get used.
> > Anyone else seeing these giants? - Mike
>
>
> I got some nice huge green ones on sale for .79 cents/lb a whiles back at
> Treasure Island here in Chicago. This past week red ones were on sale for
> $1.49/lb., these are kinda misshapen and runty. In any case they are diced
> and go into the freezer for various uses...
>
> I'm not a big fan of green bell peppers because they are so bitter to me
> (raw especially), but they are indispensable for things like gumbo and
> meatloaf...
>
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What part of Chicago? I live there too