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> "val189" > wrote in message
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> >I wash chicken thoroughly, then pat dry with old dish towels.
> >
> > I cut up some cheap dish rags too for washing fruits, etc.
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> > I try to wash or peel all produce. I store most produce in those green
> > bags. I came home from a two week trip and some romaine was still in
> > good shape, and I'd bought it a week before I left.
> >
> > What do you use to remove wax from, say, peppers?
> >
> >
> I've seen Jacques Pepin say on one of his shows that peeling them reduces
> the bitterness in the green pepper, but is is this bitterness that probably
> so many people like.
>
> I had stopped using green peppers which I used to love so much. Recently I
> started using them again and peeling them. You don't have to peel down into
> every little crease, but there is a slight difference in taste.
>
> If peppers have wax on them, I don't buy them.
> Dee Dee
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I like peeled peppers since the skin can be a bit tough to chew. I'll
generally char them over an open flame and do the paper bag trick for a
few minutes. The skins just slip right off after that.

Of course I would have an affinity for pickled peppers.