what's the deal with lemon pepper? is this just a mixture
of some lemon stuff and some pepper? or is there a
vegetable called a lemon pepper?

> wrote in message
om...
> what's the deal with lemon pepper? is this just a mixture
> of some lemon stuff and some pepper? or is there a
> vegetable called a lemon pepper?

lol....

> wrote in message
om...
> what's the deal with lemon pepper? is this just a mixture
> of some lemon stuff and some pepper? or is there a
> vegetable called a lemon pepper?

Not a vegetable but actually a fruit, the lemon pepper grows in Zanzibar and
there is an annual Lemon Pepper Festival at harvest time, in August.
Locally it is counted an aphrodisiac of considerable power, but many
anthropologists aver that this is a tale made up by the local lads so that
they can pretend to be in its uncontrollable grip and have their wicked way
despite the (probably phony) squeals of protest coming from the lassies.
Anyhow, if you make the trip at that time you're sure to have fun.

"Anthony" > wrote in message
...
>
> > wrote in message
> om...
> > what's the deal with lemon pepper? is this just a mixture
> > of some lemon stuff and some pepper? or is there a
> > vegetable called a lemon pepper?
>
> Not a vegetable but actually a fruit, the lemon pepper grows in Zanzibar
and
> there is an annual Lemon Pepper Festival at harvest time, in August.
> Locally it is counted an aphrodisiac of considerable power, but many
> anthropologists aver that this is a tale made up by the local lads so that
> they can pretend to be in its uncontrollable grip and have their wicked
way
> despite the (probably phony) squeals of protest coming from the lassies.
> Anyhow, if you make the trip at that time you're sure to have fun.
>
And it's great with that small Italian town that grows its spaghetti on
trees-or didn't you ever see that commercial?

"Kswck" > wrote in message
et...
>
> And it's great with that small Italian town that grows its spaghetti on
> trees-or didn't you ever see that commercial?
>
Wasn't that an April 1 show on BBC, narrated by Richard Dimbleby? Damn
funny anyway.

"Anthony" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Kswck" > wrote in message
> et...
> >
> > And it's great with that small Italian town that grows its spaghetti on
> > trees-or didn't you ever see that commercial?
> >
> Wasn't that an April 1 show on BBC, narrated by Richard Dimbleby? Damn
> funny anyway.
>
>
That's the one.

"Anthony" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Kswck" > wrote in message
> et...
> >
> > And it's great with that small Italian town that grows its spaghetti on
> > trees-or didn't you ever see that commercial?
> >
> Wasn't that an April 1 show on BBC, narrated by Richard Dimbleby? Damn
> funny anyway.
>
>
That's the one.

"Anthony" > wrote in message
...
>
> > wrote in message
> om...
> > what's the deal with lemon pepper? is this just a mixture
> > of some lemon stuff and some pepper? or is there a
> > vegetable called a lemon pepper?
>
> Not a vegetable but actually a fruit, the lemon pepper grows in Zanzibar
and
> there is an annual Lemon Pepper Festival at harvest time, in August.
> Locally it is counted an aphrodisiac of considerable power, but many
> anthropologists aver that this is a tale made up by the local lads so that
> they can pretend to be in its uncontrollable grip and have their wicked
way
> despite the (probably phony) squeals of protest coming from the lassies.
> Anyhow, if you make the trip at that time you're sure to have fun.
>
>

ahahahaha...nicely done

Jack Pepper de Citron

"Anthony" > wrote in message
...
>
> > wrote in message
> om...
> > what's the deal with lemon pepper? is this just a mixture
> > of some lemon stuff and some pepper? or is there a
> > vegetable called a lemon pepper?
>
> Not a vegetable but actually a fruit, the lemon pepper grows in Zanzibar
and
> there is an annual Lemon Pepper Festival at harvest time, in August.
> Locally it is counted an aphrodisiac of considerable power, but many
> anthropologists aver that this is a tale made up by the local lads so that
> they can pretend to be in its uncontrollable grip and have their wicked
way
> despite the (probably phony) squeals of protest coming from the lassies.
> Anyhow, if you make the trip at that time you're sure to have fun.
>
>

ahahahaha...nicely done

Jack Pepper de Citron

> wrote in message
om...
> what's the deal with lemon pepper? is this just a mixture
> of some lemon stuff and some pepper? or is there a
> vegetable called a lemon pepper?


Where have you been hiding?

Lemon Pepper comes from the lemon pepper tree. Although it was originally
cultivated in Asia Minor, Marco Polo brought back some cuttings from the
tree to Italy along with the now famous spaghetti plants.

About 100 years later there were fields of semolina spaghetti growing
throughout the region simultaneously the lemon pepper trees had flourished
in the moist climate of the boot and the harvests were growing as was the
popularity of the lemon pepper spice.

The little lemon pepper berries are usually allowed to ripen and dry right
on the tree in the late summer. The tree beaters come along with very long
sticks and pieces of cloth which they lay under the branches. They then hit
the branches with the sticks so the berries fall off onto the cloth.

In the very early years the berries were ground into a fine powder and
inhaled into the nose much the same as snuff. They even had very ornate
lemon pepper boxes for the powder. Unfortunately the buzz was so great that
the powder became addictive.

Legend has it that one day an Italian had too much wine and accidentally
spilled some of the powder onto a piece of veal, and that was the birth of
the use of the powder as a food flavoring agent.

Dimitri

Dimitri wrote:

>
> > wrote in message
> om...
>> what's the deal with lemon pepper? is this just a mixture
>> of some lemon stuff and some pepper? or is there a
>> vegetable called a lemon pepper?
>
>
> Where have you been hiding?
>
> Lemon Pepper comes from the lemon pepper tree. Although it was originally
> cultivated in Asia Minor, Marco Polo brought back some cuttings from the
> tree to Italy along with the now famous spaghetti plants.
>
> About 100 years later there were fields of semolina spaghetti growing
> throughout the region simultaneously the lemon pepper trees had flourished
> in the moist climate of the boot and the harvests were growing as was the
> popularity of the lemon pepper spice.
>
> The little lemon pepper berries are usually allowed to ripen and dry right
> on the tree in the late summer. The tree beaters come along with very long
> sticks and pieces of cloth which they lay under the branches. They then
> hit the branches with the sticks so the berries fall off onto the cloth.
>
> In the very early years the berries were ground into a fine powder and
> inhaled into the nose much the same as snuff. They even had very ornate
> lemon pepper boxes for the powder. Unfortunately the buzz was so great
> that the powder became addictive.
>
> Legend has it that one day an Italian had too much wine and accidentally
> spilled some of the powder onto a piece of veal, and that was the birth of
> the use of the powder as a food flavoring agent.
>
> Dimitri

See? *This* is why it's good to have our friendly neighborhood Cultural
Anthropologist hanging around here.

Well done, Dimitri

---jkb

--
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-- Socrates

Dimitri wrote:
> Lemon Pepper comes from the lemon pepper tree.

What about garlic salt? ;-)

--
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http://www.johngaughan.net/

John Gaughan wrote:
>
> Dimitri wrote:
> > Lemon Pepper comes from the lemon pepper tree.
>
> What about garlic salt?

It's made for garlic slugs.
blacksalt
ObFood: Costco is getting some crates of lovely red grapefruit. EAsy to
peel and sweet,sweet,sweet.

John Gaughan wrote:
>
> Dimitri wrote:
> > Lemon Pepper comes from the lemon pepper tree.
>
> What about garlic salt?

It's made for garlic slugs.
blacksalt
ObFood: Costco is getting some crates of lovely red grapefruit. EAsy to
peel and sweet,sweet,sweet.

Dimitri wrote:
> Lemon Pepper comes from the lemon pepper tree.

What about garlic salt? ;-)

--
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http://www.johngaughan.net/

This is true, however, the Plant Protection Quarantine division of the
USDA has banned the import of lemon peppers until further notice. This
is due to the fact that they can carry a citrus canker, which currently
destroys citrus crops in California and Florida. This is not the first
ban, but this one is expected to last a long time.

Technically, it is still legal to sell them if it can be proven they
were imported before May 2002, and if they test negative for the canker.
The USDA can seize pretty much whatever they want.



Or is it Sichuan Peppercorns? Oh well....
Frank

Dimitri wrote:

> > wrote in message
> om...
>
>>what's the deal with lemon pepper? is this just a mixture
>>of some lemon stuff and some pepper? or is there a
>>vegetable called a lemon pepper?
>
>
>
> Where have you been hiding?
>
> Lemon Pepper comes from the lemon pepper tree. Although it was originally
> cultivated in Asia Minor, Marco Polo brought back some cuttings from the
> tree to Italy along with the now famous spaghetti plants.
>
> About 100 years later there were fields of semolina spaghetti growing
> throughout the region simultaneously the lemon pepper trees had flourished
> in the moist climate of the boot and the harvests were growing as was the
> popularity of the lemon pepper spice.
>
> The little lemon pepper berries are usually allowed to ripen and dry right
> on the tree in the late summer. The tree beaters come along with very long
> sticks and pieces of cloth which they lay under the branches. They then hit
> the branches with the sticks so the berries fall off onto the cloth.
>
> In the very early years the berries were ground into a fine powder and
> inhaled into the nose much the same as snuff. They even had very ornate
> lemon pepper boxes for the powder. Unfortunately the buzz was so great that
> the powder became addictive.
>
> Legend has it that one day an Italian had too much wine and accidentally
> spilled some of the powder onto a piece of veal, and that was the birth of
> the use of the powder as a food flavoring agent.
>
> Dimitri
>
>

This is true, however, the Plant Protection Quarantine division of the
USDA has banned the import of lemon peppers until further notice. This
is due to the fact that they can carry a citrus canker, which currently
destroys citrus crops in California and Florida. This is not the first
ban, but this one is expected to last a long time.

Technically, it is still legal to sell them if it can be proven they
were imported before May 2002, and if they test negative for the canker.
The USDA can seize pretty much whatever they want.



Or is it Sichuan Peppercorns? Oh well....
Frank

Dimitri wrote:

> > wrote in message
> om...
>
>>what's the deal with lemon pepper? is this just a mixture
>>of some lemon stuff and some pepper? or is there a
>>vegetable called a lemon pepper?
>
>
>
> Where have you been hiding?
>
> Lemon Pepper comes from the lemon pepper tree. Although it was originally
> cultivated in Asia Minor, Marco Polo brought back some cuttings from the
> tree to Italy along with the now famous spaghetti plants.
>
> About 100 years later there were fields of semolina spaghetti growing
> throughout the region simultaneously the lemon pepper trees had flourished
> in the moist climate of the boot and the harvests were growing as was the
> popularity of the lemon pepper spice.
>
> The little lemon pepper berries are usually allowed to ripen and dry right
> on the tree in the late summer. The tree beaters come along with very long
> sticks and pieces of cloth which they lay under the branches. They then hit
> the branches with the sticks so the berries fall off onto the cloth.
>
> In the very early years the berries were ground into a fine powder and
> inhaled into the nose much the same as snuff. They even had very ornate
> lemon pepper boxes for the powder. Unfortunately the buzz was so great that
> the powder became addictive.
>
> Legend has it that one day an Italian had too much wine and accidentally
> spilled some of the powder onto a piece of veal, and that was the birth of
> the use of the powder as a food flavoring agent.
>
> Dimitri
>
>

In article >,
wrote:

> what's the deal with lemon pepper? is this just a mixture
> of some lemon stuff and some pepper? or is there a
> vegetable called a lemon pepper?

Lemon pepper spice is the one thing I probably use the most of. ;-)
It's fabulous on just about any meat, but I'm careful to buy the salt
free version, otherwise it's nearly 1/2 salt and ruins my recipes!

My label says:

Black pepper and other spices, Rice flour, Lemon powder, Garlic, Citric
Acid, and Calcium stearate (a flow agent).

K.

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On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 17:12:56 -0600, Katra wrote:

> Lemon pepper spice is the one thing I probably use the most of. ;-)

Me too. I generally use McCormick's which I buy in large quantities when I
visit the States.

Doug

In article >,
Doug Weller > wrote:

> On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 17:12:56 -0600, Katra wrote:
>
> > Lemon pepper spice is the one thing I probably use the most of. ;-)
>
> Me too. I generally use McCormick's which I buy in large quantities when I
> visit the States.
>
> Doug

Does McCormick make a salt free?
I'd like to get away from some of the addititives....

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"Katra" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> Doug Weller > wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 17:12:56 -0600, Katra wrote:
> >
> > > Lemon pepper spice is the one thing I probably use the most of. ;-)
> >
> > Me too. I generally use McCormick's which I buy in large quantities when
I
> > visit the States.
> >
> > Doug
>
> Does McCormick make a salt free?
> I'd like to get away from some of the addititives....
>
> K.


Have you tried Penzey's Florida Seasoned Pepper? It's a citrus pepper (it
has orange and lemon) and no salt. Here's the ingredients:
Tellicherry black pepper, lemon peel, orange peel, citric acid, garlic, and
onion.
They do have lemon pepper, which I love, but it does have salt in it. On the
other hand, it doesn't have alot of additives.

kimberly

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In article <qh85c.15513$Nj.4619@fed1read01>, "Nexis" >
wrote:

> "Katra" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > Doug Weller > wrote:
> >
> > > On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 17:12:56 -0600, Katra wrote:
> > >
> > > > Lemon pepper spice is the one thing I probably use the most of. ;-)
> > >
> > > Me too. I generally use McCormick's which I buy in large quantities when
> I
> > > visit the States.
> > >
> > > Doug
> >
> > Does McCormick make a salt free?
> > I'd like to get away from some of the addititives....
> >
> > K.
>
>
> Have you tried Penzey's Florida Seasoned Pepper? It's a citrus pepper (it
> has orange and lemon) and no salt. Here's the ingredients:
> Tellicherry black pepper, lemon peel, orange peel, citric acid, garlic, and
> onion.
> They do have lemon pepper, which I love, but it does have salt in it. On the
> other hand, it doesn't have alot of additives.
>
> kimberly
>
> > --
>
>

Thanks for the private e-mail, and yes, I am indeed a Penzey's newbie!
<lol> Am looking forward to your suggestions, especially the mixed
lemon/orange spice. Will visit their website when I have time to browse
properly! :-)

Do they take Paypal?

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In article <qh85c.15513$Nj.4619@fed1read01>, "Nexis" >
wrote:

> "Katra" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > Doug Weller > wrote:
> >
> > > On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 17:12:56 -0600, Katra wrote:
> > >
> > > > Lemon pepper spice is the one thing I probably use the most of. ;-)
> > >
> > > Me too. I generally use McCormick's which I buy in large quantities when
> I
> > > visit the States.
> > >
> > > Doug
> >
> > Does McCormick make a salt free?
> > I'd like to get away from some of the addititives....
> >
> > K.
>
>
> Have you tried Penzey's Florida Seasoned Pepper? It's a citrus pepper (it
> has orange and lemon) and no salt. Here's the ingredients:
> Tellicherry black pepper, lemon peel, orange peel, citric acid, garlic, and
> onion.
> They do have lemon pepper, which I love, but it does have salt in it. On the
> other hand, it doesn't have alot of additives.
>
> kimberly
>
> > --
>
>

Thanks for the private e-mail, and yes, I am indeed a Penzey's newbie!
<lol> Am looking forward to your suggestions, especially the mixed
lemon/orange spice. Will visit their website when I have time to browse
properly! :-)

Do they take Paypal?

K.

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"Katra" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> Doug Weller > wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 17:12:56 -0600, Katra wrote:
> >
> > > Lemon pepper spice is the one thing I probably use the most of. ;-)
> >
> > Me too. I generally use McCormick's which I buy in large quantities when
I
> > visit the States.
> >
> > Doug
>
> Does McCormick make a salt free?
> I'd like to get away from some of the addititives....
>
> K.


Have you tried Penzey's Florida Seasoned Pepper? It's a citrus pepper (it
has orange and lemon) and no salt. Here's the ingredients:
Tellicherry black pepper, lemon peel, orange peel, citric acid, garlic, and
onion.
They do have lemon pepper, which I love, but it does have salt in it. On the
other hand, it doesn't have alot of additives.

kimberly

> --

In article >,
Doug Weller > wrote:

> On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 17:12:56 -0600, Katra wrote:
>
> > Lemon pepper spice is the one thing I probably use the most of. ;-)
>
> Me too. I generally use McCormick's which I buy in large quantities when I
> visit the States.
>
> Doug

Does McCormick make a salt free?
I'd like to get away from some of the addititives....

K.

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On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 17:12:56 -0600, Katra wrote:

> Lemon pepper spice is the one thing I probably use the most of. ;-)

Me too. I generally use McCormick's which I buy in large quantities when I
visit the States.

Doug

> wrote in message
om...
> what's the deal with lemon pepper? is this just a mixture
> of some lemon stuff and some pepper? or is there a
> vegetable called a lemon pepper?

Lemon Pepper is a spice blend of lemon peel, sometimes salt, and pepper.
Lemon Peppers, also known as Lemon Drop Peppers are a pepper variety grown
in Brazil. They actually have a lemon flavor to them, and they're quite hot.
There's also a Lemon King hybrid pepper.

kimberly

> wrote in message
> what's the deal with lemon pepper? is this just a mixture
> of some lemon stuff and some pepper? or is there a
> vegetable called a lemon pepper?

Geez, I just checked my McCormick's jar. For one thing, they've changed the
label; it now reads Lemon and Pepper Seasoning Salt. The ingredients make
me take pause:

Salt (that's the first ingredient listed, so it's the leading component),
black pepper, citric acid, granulated onion, sugar, garlic powder, calcium
stearate and calcium silicate (added to make free flowing), celery seed,
modified corn starch, lemon oil, and FD&C yellow 5 Lake.

Wow. Looks like I head to Penzey's for the next batch.

Dora

In article >,
"limey" > wrote:

> > wrote in message
> > what's the deal with lemon pepper? is this just a mixture
> > of some lemon stuff and some pepper? or is there a
> > vegetable called a lemon pepper?
>
> Geez, I just checked my McCormick's jar. For one thing, they've changed the
> label; it now reads Lemon and Pepper Seasoning Salt. The ingredients make
> me take pause:
>
> Salt (that's the first ingredient listed, so it's the leading component),
> black pepper, citric acid, granulated onion, sugar, garlic powder, calcium
> stearate and calcium silicate (added to make free flowing), celery seed,
> modified corn starch, lemon oil, and FD&C yellow 5 Lake.
>
> Wow. Looks like I head to Penzey's for the next batch.
>
> Dora
>
>

You and me both.... ;-)

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In article >,
"limey" > wrote:

> > wrote in message
> > what's the deal with lemon pepper? is this just a mixture
> > of some lemon stuff and some pepper? or is there a
> > vegetable called a lemon pepper?
>
> Geez, I just checked my McCormick's jar. For one thing, they've changed the
> label; it now reads Lemon and Pepper Seasoning Salt. The ingredients make
> me take pause:
>
> Salt (that's the first ingredient listed, so it's the leading component),
> black pepper, citric acid, granulated onion, sugar, garlic powder, calcium
> stearate and calcium silicate (added to make free flowing), celery seed,
> modified corn starch, lemon oil, and FD&C yellow 5 Lake.
>
> Wow. Looks like I head to Penzey's for the next batch.
>
> Dora
>
>

You and me both.... ;-)

Ka

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> wrote in message
> what's the deal with lemon pepper? is this just a mixture
> of some lemon stuff and some pepper? or is there a
> vegetable called a lemon pepper?

Geez, I just checked my McCormick's jar. For one thing, they've changed the
label; it now reads Lemon and Pepper Seasoning Salt. The ingredients make
me take pause:

Salt (that's the first ingredient listed, so it's the leading component),
black pepper, citric acid, granulated onion, sugar, garlic powder, calcium
stearate and calcium silicate (added to make free flowing), celery seed,
modified corn starch, lemon oil, and FD&C yellow 5 Lake.

Wow. Looks like I head to Penzey's for the next batch.

Dora