zxcvbob wrote:

George Shirley wrote:

Should look great alongside the pale yellow very hot chile jelly I
made yesterday. Need to get a CARE package off in your direction with
some Community Dark Roast, jelly, and hot sauce. How you fixed for fig
jam?


I stocked up on Seaport dark roast coffee when I was in Houston a few
weeks ago, but I'd love some of your jelly and hot sauce.

I've got one little unopened jar of fig preserves that my brother made
-- I need to finish all the assorted jars of jam and jelly I got in the
fridge before I open another. But that one little jar won't last very
long once I open it.

Have you got a few spare seeds to those little yellow aji peppers? They
should grow really well up here. My brother has some small yellow aji
peppers, but they're not very hot. The much bigger ones I grow are kind
of medium hot. I said they turn yellow, but now that I think about it,
I think they turn orangy-red. The season here is short enough that not
many of them ever get fully ripe, but that's OK cuz I like them green.

If I drive down to Houston again (I usually fly; *man* that's a long
drive!), I may take Arkansas state highway 7 all the way down to the
Louisiana border. It's supposed to be real purty. Then wander down to
I-10, and stop by your place. I wanna see that garden of yours.

Best regards,
Bob


Then come in the spring, the garden looks like sh*t this time of year.
Soon as I start picking up leaves it will look better as I will put
about 6 inches of ground up leaves on it. Even the torenia and zinnias
(flowers) are looking shabby. Been cold for a week (down to 49F one
night) but up to 82F again today. Oh my aching sinuses.

You'll probably get the community coffee anyway, it's vacuum sealed and
you can set it on a shelf for up to two years. Lots better than that
Seaport. Best thing about Seaport is the smell when they're roasting it
at the plant in Beaumont. Used to drive by it every day going to work.

I'll send you the stuff, probably tomorrow, will just throw a couple of
the aji peppers in a bag for you. Either that or let the seeds dry on a
paper towel until Monday and send it all then. I finished my 4 hour work
week this morning and don't go back until next Tuesday for a one hour
meeting with my biggest client. this consulting job is just one thing
after another. VBG

Picked another tatume squash today, letting one go to full size and
ripeness for seeds. this is a real keeper, thanks Bob.

George