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"Gregory Morrow" > wrote in message link.net>...
> Melba's Jammin' wrote: > > > My friend, The Widow Geraldine, puts salt AND pepper on her cantaloupe. > > > > OK, I used to sprinkle a little salt on watermelon, and put a pinch of > > sugar on tomatoes, but PEPPER? > > > > There oughtta be a law! > > > At this *very* moment I am cooking some simply *splendid* beets that I just > purchased at the farmer's market around the block...so I was eagerly hoping > your post would be about BEETS.... > > ;--) I would put fresh strawberrys on the beets and a dash of cayenne pepper to bring out the beetiness. Biff |
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"Gregory Morrow" > wrote in message link.net>...
> Melba's Jammin' wrote: > > > My friend, The Widow Geraldine, puts salt AND pepper on her cantaloupe. > > > > OK, I used to sprinkle a little salt on watermelon, and put a pinch of > > sugar on tomatoes, but PEPPER? > > > > There oughtta be a law! > > > At this *very* moment I am cooking some simply *splendid* beets that I just > purchased at the farmer's market around the block...so I was eagerly hoping > your post would be about BEETS.... > > ;--) I would put fresh strawberrys on the beets and a dash of cayenne pepper to bring out the beetiness. Biff |
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blake murphy > wrote in message >. ..
> On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 13:47:07 -0500, Melba's Jammin' > > wrote: > > >My friend, The Widow Geraldine, puts salt AND pepper on her cantaloupe. > > > >OK, I used to sprinkle a little salt on watermelon, and put a pinch of > >sugar on tomatoes, but PEPPER? > > > >There oughtta be a law! > > on the contrary - cantaloupe without pepper isn't worth eating. on > the other hand, my dad will put salt on grapefruit. > > your pal, > blake I'm with the good Widow and your father. Salt and pepper on canteloupe; salt on grapefruit or watermelon. (Shrimp and canteloupe are good together, too.) Cindy Hamilton |
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blake murphy > wrote in message >. ..
> On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 13:47:07 -0500, Melba's Jammin' > > wrote: > > >My friend, The Widow Geraldine, puts salt AND pepper on her cantaloupe. > > > >OK, I used to sprinkle a little salt on watermelon, and put a pinch of > >sugar on tomatoes, but PEPPER? > > > >There oughtta be a law! > > on the contrary - cantaloupe without pepper isn't worth eating. on > the other hand, my dad will put salt on grapefruit. > > your pal, > blake I'm with the good Widow and your father. Salt and pepper on canteloupe; salt on grapefruit or watermelon. (Shrimp and canteloupe are good together, too.) Cindy Hamilton |
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Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > My friend, The Widow Geraldine, puts salt AND pepper on her cantaloupe. > > OK, I used to sprinkle a little salt on watermelon, and put a pinch of > sugar on tomatoes, but PEPPER? Pepper I could understand, but not the salt. I've always been appalled at the idea of salt on melon or other fruit. And even on a fresh tomato! I remember going to visit my Dad's family in Alabama when I was 13. We had a picnic with water melon and my aunt asked me if I wanted a piece. I said, "Yes, please." and she proceeded to put a large slice on a plate for me and salt it!!!! I had to choked that abomination down. Why would anyone do such a horrid thing to perfectly good watermelon???? > There oughtta be a law! Yes, there oughtta be! What about in Mexico where street vendors sell oranges topped with ground chiles (maybe some salt, too, not sure about that). How does that grab ya? Kate -- Kate Connally “If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.” Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back, Until you bite their heads off.” What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about? |
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Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > My friend, The Widow Geraldine, puts salt AND pepper on her cantaloupe. > > OK, I used to sprinkle a little salt on watermelon, and put a pinch of > sugar on tomatoes, but PEPPER? Pepper I could understand, but not the salt. I've always been appalled at the idea of salt on melon or other fruit. And even on a fresh tomato! I remember going to visit my Dad's family in Alabama when I was 13. We had a picnic with water melon and my aunt asked me if I wanted a piece. I said, "Yes, please." and she proceeded to put a large slice on a plate for me and salt it!!!! I had to choked that abomination down. Why would anyone do such a horrid thing to perfectly good watermelon???? > There oughtta be a law! Yes, there oughtta be! What about in Mexico where street vendors sell oranges topped with ground chiles (maybe some salt, too, not sure about that). How does that grab ya? Kate -- Kate Connally “If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.” Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back, Until you bite their heads off.” What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about? |
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Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > My friend, The Widow Geraldine, puts salt AND pepper on her cantaloupe. > > OK, I used to sprinkle a little salt on watermelon, and put a pinch of > sugar on tomatoes, but PEPPER? Pepper I could understand, but not the salt. I've always been appalled at the idea of salt on melon or other fruit. And even on a fresh tomato! I remember going to visit my Dad's family in Alabama when I was 13. We had a picnic with water melon and my aunt asked me if I wanted a piece. I said, "Yes, please." and she proceeded to put a large slice on a plate for me and salt it!!!! I had to choked that abomination down. Why would anyone do such a horrid thing to perfectly good watermelon???? > There oughtta be a law! Yes, there oughtta be! What about in Mexico where street vendors sell oranges topped with ground chiles (maybe some salt, too, not sure about that). How does that grab ya? Kate -- Kate Connally “If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.” Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back, Until you bite their heads off.” What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about? |
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Melba's Jammin' wrote:
.... > Yeah, but what *I* do is normal. What *she's* doing is just plain weird! Pickle Hats are "normal?" ---jkb -- "Bam!" -- Bam-Bam Rubble |
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Melba's Jammin' wrote:
.... > Yeah, but what *I* do is normal. What *she's* doing is just plain weird! Pickle Hats are "normal?" ---jkb -- "Bam!" -- Bam-Bam Rubble |
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.. >> > >> >OK, I used to sprinkle a little salt on watermelon, and put a pinch of >> >sugar on tomatoes, but PEPPER? >> > >> >There oughtta be a law! Have you tried it? While I prefer my watermelon plain, the fresh ground pepper is an interesting flavor combination. You get a real blast of pure pepper flavor. Try some in a salad or as a side on your dinner plate. |
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.. >> > >> >OK, I used to sprinkle a little salt on watermelon, and put a pinch of >> >sugar on tomatoes, but PEPPER? >> > >> >There oughtta be a law! Have you tried it? While I prefer my watermelon plain, the fresh ground pepper is an interesting flavor combination. You get a real blast of pure pepper flavor. Try some in a salad or as a side on your dinner plate. |
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.. >> > >> >OK, I used to sprinkle a little salt on watermelon, and put a pinch of >> >sugar on tomatoes, but PEPPER? >> > >> >There oughtta be a law! Have you tried it? While I prefer my watermelon plain, the fresh ground pepper is an interesting flavor combination. You get a real blast of pure pepper flavor. Try some in a salad or as a side on your dinner plate. |
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In article > , "Edwin
Pawlowski" > wrote: > . > >> > > >> >OK, I used to sprinkle a little salt on watermelon, and put a pinch of > >> >sugar on tomatoes, but PEPPER? > >> > > >> >There oughtta be a law! > > Have you tried it? While I prefer my watermelon plain, the fresh ground > pepper is an interesting flavor combination. You get a real blast of pure > pepper flavor. Try some in a salad or as a side on your dinner plate. Lord, no! Yech! -- -Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 9/2/04; check the Fairs Fare tab. |
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In article > , "Edwin
Pawlowski" > wrote: > . > >> > > >> >OK, I used to sprinkle a little salt on watermelon, and put a pinch of > >> >sugar on tomatoes, but PEPPER? > >> > > >> >There oughtta be a law! > > Have you tried it? While I prefer my watermelon plain, the fresh ground > pepper is an interesting flavor combination. You get a real blast of pure > pepper flavor. Try some in a salad or as a side on your dinner plate. Lord, no! Yech! -- -Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 9/2/04; check the Fairs Fare tab. |
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In article >, Jeff Bienstadt
> wrote: > Melba's Jammin' wrote: > > ... > > > Yeah, but what *I* do is normal. What *she's* doing is just plain > > weird! > > Pickle Hats are "normal?" > > ---jkb Well, yeah. I just put two pictures on my webpage -- check the Pickle Hats tab, the green note. :-) -- -Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 9/2/04; check the Fairs Fare tab. |
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In article >, Jeff Bienstadt
> wrote: > Melba's Jammin' wrote: > > ... > > > Yeah, but what *I* do is normal. What *she's* doing is just plain > > weird! > > Pickle Hats are "normal?" > > ---jkb Well, yeah. I just put two pictures on my webpage -- check the Pickle Hats tab, the green note. :-) -- -Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 9/2/04; check the Fairs Fare tab. |
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CJB > wrote in message >...
> previously in rfc, Melba's Jammin' > wrote: > > > My friend, The Widow Geraldine, puts salt AND pepper on her cantaloupe. > > > > OK, I used to sprinkle a little salt on watermelon, and put a pinch of > > sugar on tomatoes, but PEPPER? > > > > There oughtta be a law! > > > *blush* > > I do the same sometimes. Cubes of cantaloupe, a squeeze of lime a pinch of > coarse salt and a couple cranks of pepper! Not for breakfast, but as a > side dish, usually when we're eating outside and have grilled chicken. > It's really very good.  > > -Claudia We use a mix of salt, pepper, chile, and sugar. It is a commercially prepared mix from Mexico specifically for melons, pineapple, and papaya. Sandi |
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CJB > wrote in message >...
> previously in rfc, Melba's Jammin' > wrote: > > > My friend, The Widow Geraldine, puts salt AND pepper on her cantaloupe. > > > > OK, I used to sprinkle a little salt on watermelon, and put a pinch of > > sugar on tomatoes, but PEPPER? > > > > There oughtta be a law! > > > *blush* > > I do the same sometimes. Cubes of cantaloupe, a squeeze of lime a pinch of > coarse salt and a couple cranks of pepper! Not for breakfast, but as a > side dish, usually when we're eating outside and have grilled chicken. > It's really very good. > > -Claudia We use a mix of salt, pepper, chile, and sugar. It is a commercially prepared mix from Mexico specifically for melons, pineapple, and papaya. Sandi |
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Melba's Jammin' > wrote in message >...
> In article >, > (WardNA) wrote: > > > >OK, I used to sprinkle a little salt on watermelon, and put a pinch > > >of sugar on tomatoes, > > > > Once you start addling perfectly good fruit with seasonings, you've > > lost any license to hoot at such practices' inevitable extensions. > > Yeah, but what *I* do is normal. What *she's* doing is just plain weird! Weird in whose culture? It's not weird in Central America to use pepper and salt on fruit. Sandi |
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Melba's Jammin' > wrote in message >...
> In article >, > (WardNA) wrote: > > > >OK, I used to sprinkle a little salt on watermelon, and put a pinch > > >of sugar on tomatoes, > > > > Once you start addling perfectly good fruit with seasonings, you've > > lost any license to hoot at such practices' inevitable extensions. > > Yeah, but what *I* do is normal. What *she's* doing is just plain weird! Weird in whose culture? It's not weird in Central America to use pepper and salt on fruit. Sandi |
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Kate Connally > wrote in message >...
> Melba's Jammin' wrote: > > > > My friend, The Widow Geraldine, puts salt AND pepper on her cantaloupe. > > > > OK, I used to sprinkle a little salt on watermelon, and put a pinch of > > sugar on tomatoes, but PEPPER? > > Pepper I could understand, but not the salt. I've always > been appalled at the idea of salt on melon or other fruit. > And even on a fresh tomato! > > I remember going to visit my Dad's family in Alabama > when I was 13. We had a picnic with water melon and > my aunt asked me if I wanted a piece. I said, "Yes, > please." and she proceeded to put a large slice on a > plate for me and salt it!!!! I had to choked that > abomination down. Why would anyone do such a horrid > thing to perfectly good watermelon???? > > > There oughtta be a law! > > Yes, there oughtta be! > > What about in Mexico where street vendors sell > oranges topped with ground chiles (maybe some > salt, too, not sure about that). How does that > grab ya? > > Kate How about green mangoes with salt and hot sauce (Tabasco stype stuff)? That's what the street vendors sell here. heck, that's what the school cafeteria sells for snack. Sandi |
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Kate Connally > wrote in message >...
> Melba's Jammin' wrote: > > > > My friend, The Widow Geraldine, puts salt AND pepper on her cantaloupe. > > > > OK, I used to sprinkle a little salt on watermelon, and put a pinch of > > sugar on tomatoes, but PEPPER? > > Pepper I could understand, but not the salt. I've always > been appalled at the idea of salt on melon or other fruit. > And even on a fresh tomato! > > I remember going to visit my Dad's family in Alabama > when I was 13. We had a picnic with water melon and > my aunt asked me if I wanted a piece. I said, "Yes, > please." and she proceeded to put a large slice on a > plate for me and salt it!!!! I had to choked that > abomination down. Why would anyone do such a horrid > thing to perfectly good watermelon???? > > > There oughtta be a law! > > Yes, there oughtta be! > > What about in Mexico where street vendors sell > oranges topped with ground chiles (maybe some > salt, too, not sure about that). How does that > grab ya? > > Kate How about green mangoes with salt and hot sauce (Tabasco stype stuff)? That's what the street vendors sell here. heck, that's what the school cafeteria sells for snack. Sandi |
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Kate Connally > wrote in message >...
> Melba's Jammin' wrote: > > > > My friend, The Widow Geraldine, puts salt AND pepper on her cantaloupe. > > > > OK, I used to sprinkle a little salt on watermelon, and put a pinch of > > sugar on tomatoes, but PEPPER? > > Pepper I could understand, but not the salt. I've always > been appalled at the idea of salt on melon or other fruit. > And even on a fresh tomato! > > I remember going to visit my Dad's family in Alabama > when I was 13. We had a picnic with water melon and > my aunt asked me if I wanted a piece. I said, "Yes, > please." and she proceeded to put a large slice on a > plate for me and salt it!!!! I had to choked that > abomination down. Why would anyone do such a horrid > thing to perfectly good watermelon???? > > > There oughtta be a law! > > Yes, there oughtta be! > > What about in Mexico where street vendors sell > oranges topped with ground chiles (maybe some > salt, too, not sure about that). How does that > grab ya? > > Kate How about green mangoes with salt and hot sauce (Tabasco stype stuff)? That's what the street vendors sell here. heck, that's what the school cafeteria sells for snack. Sandi |
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"Kate Connally" > wrote in message ... > Pepper I could understand, but not the salt. I've always > been appalled at the idea of salt on melon or other fruit. > And even on a fresh tomato! > > I remember going to visit my Dad's family in Alabama > when I was 13. We had a picnic with water melon and > my aunt asked me if I wanted a piece. I said, "Yes, > please." and she proceeded to put a large slice on a > plate for me and salt it!!!! I had to choked that > abomination down. Why would anyone do such a horrid > thing to perfectly good watermelon???? Because just a LITTLE salt - not enough to come through as a definite sense of "saltiness" - will enhance the perception of sweetness in the melon's flavor. Bob M. |
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"Kate Connally" > wrote in message ... > Pepper I could understand, but not the salt. I've always > been appalled at the idea of salt on melon or other fruit. > And even on a fresh tomato! > > I remember going to visit my Dad's family in Alabama > when I was 13. We had a picnic with water melon and > my aunt asked me if I wanted a piece. I said, "Yes, > please." and she proceeded to put a large slice on a > plate for me and salt it!!!! I had to choked that > abomination down. Why would anyone do such a horrid > thing to perfectly good watermelon???? Because just a LITTLE salt - not enough to come through as a definite sense of "saltiness" - will enhance the perception of sweetness in the melon's flavor. Bob M. |
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Bob Myers wrote:
> > "Kate Connally" > wrote in message > ... > > > Pepper I could understand, but not the salt. I've always > > been appalled at the idea of salt on melon or other fruit. > > And even on a fresh tomato! > > > > I remember going to visit my Dad's family in Alabama > > when I was 13. We had a picnic with water melon and > > my aunt asked me if I wanted a piece. I said, "Yes, > > please." and she proceeded to put a large slice on a > > plate for me and salt it!!!! I had to choked that > > abomination down. Why would anyone do such a horrid > > thing to perfectly good watermelon???? > > Because just a LITTLE salt - not enough to come through > as a definite sense of "saltiness" - will enhance the > perception of sweetness in the melon's flavor. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's what they always say, but it ain't true, afaiac. Just ruins the fruit. Kate -- Kate Connally “If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.” Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back, Until you bite their heads off.” What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about? |
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Ranee Mueller > wrote in message >...
> In article >, > (Cindy hamilton) wrote: > > > (Shrimp and canteloupe are good together, too.) > > I have to say that this is just sick. Sick, I tell you. I was at a Japanese restaurant once, and got the daily lunch special. The details escape me, but the plate had both shrimp and canteloupe on it. A bite of one followed by a bite of the other was unexpectedly harmonious. Cindy Hamilton |
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blake murphy > wrote in message >. ..
> well, before his heart attacked him, he used to put salt on potato > chips. I'll be ok, then. I don't salt potato chips, but I do salt the fries at McDonald's. (Not that I've been there more than a handful of times in the last 20 years.) Cindy Hamilton |
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blake murphy > wrote in message >. ..
> well, before his heart attacked him, he used to put salt on potato > chips. I'll be ok, then. I don't salt potato chips, but I do salt the fries at McDonald's. (Not that I've been there more than a handful of times in the last 20 years.) Cindy Hamilton |
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Cindy hamilton wrote:
> > blake murphy > wrote in message > > well, before his heart attacked him, he used to put salt on potato > > chips. > > I'll be ok, then. I don't salt potato chips, but I do salt the fries > at McDonald's. (Not that I've been there more than a handful of times > in the last 20 years.) My friend F R E D Fred would salt pizza. He said he didn't care if he died. I bet he cared when he wasn't able to eat the last few years of his life and was in a hospital bed. My poor Fred. nancy |
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Cindy hamilton wrote:
> > blake murphy > wrote in message > > well, before his heart attacked him, he used to put salt on potato > > chips. > > I'll be ok, then. I don't salt potato chips, but I do salt the fries > at McDonald's. (Not that I've been there more than a handful of times > in the last 20 years.) My friend F R E D Fred would salt pizza. He said he didn't care if he died. I bet he cared when he wasn't able to eat the last few years of his life and was in a hospital bed. My poor Fred. nancy |
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In article >,
(Cindy hamilton) wrote: > Ranee Mueller > wrote in message >... > > In article >, > > (Cindy hamilton) wrote: > > > > > (Shrimp and canteloupe are good together, too.) > > > > I have to say that this is just sick. Sick, I tell you. > > I was at a Japanese restaurant once, and got the daily lunch special. > The details escape me, but the plate had both shrimp and canteloupe > on it. A bite of one followed by a bite of the other was unexpectedly > harmonious. I don't like shrimp myself, so I wouldn't like the combo. However, I'm always reading about melon with prosciutto around it. I sounds delicious, although I've never tried it myself. -- Dan Abel Sonoma State University AIS |
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In article >,
(Cindy hamilton) wrote: > Ranee Mueller > wrote in message >... > > In article >, > > (Cindy hamilton) wrote: > > > > > (Shrimp and canteloupe are good together, too.) > > > > I have to say that this is just sick. Sick, I tell you. > > I was at a Japanese restaurant once, and got the daily lunch special. > The details escape me, but the plate had both shrimp and canteloupe > on it. A bite of one followed by a bite of the other was unexpectedly > harmonious. I don't like shrimp myself, so I wouldn't like the combo. However, I'm always reading about melon with prosciutto around it. I sounds delicious, although I've never tried it myself. -- Dan Abel Sonoma State University AIS |
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In article >,
(Cindy hamilton) wrote: > Ranee Mueller > wrote in message >... > > In article >, > > (Cindy hamilton) wrote: > > > > > (Shrimp and canteloupe are good together, too.) > > > > I have to say that this is just sick. Sick, I tell you. > > I was at a Japanese restaurant once, and got the daily lunch special. > The details escape me, but the plate had both shrimp and canteloupe > on it. A bite of one followed by a bite of the other was unexpectedly > harmonious. I don't like shrimp myself, so I wouldn't like the combo. However, I'm always reading about melon with prosciutto around it. I sounds delicious, although I've never tried it myself. -- Dan Abel Sonoma State University AIS |
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>Dan Abel
> >I don't like shrimp myself, so I wouldn't like the combo. However, I'm >always reading about melon with prosciutto around it. I sounds delicious, >although I've never tried it myself. Don't feel deprived... the vast majority of those you heard it from haven't tried the combo either... in fact 99% had melon but only 1% ever actually been in the same room with prosciutto... the only prosciutto ever been in their mouths is the sound of word as it rolled off their tongues, all those who said to cook it. Makes as much sense to cook prosciutto as it does to cook honeydew. ---= BOYCOTT FRANCE (belgium) GERMANY--SPAIN =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- ********* "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation." Sheldon ```````````` |
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