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In article 4>,
says...
> On Sun 04 May 2008 07:59:36p, T told us...
>
> > In article 4>,
> > says...
> >> One of my co-workers is originally from Chihuahua, MX. Her sister, who
> >> also lives here, is a wonderful cook and makes tamales and other
> >> Mexican specialities for private sale. Whenever she has things
> >> available, I buy a variety and put in the freezer for myself. It
> >> simply wouldn't be practical for me to bother making them when only I
> >> would be eating them. Far too much work, and far too much to have on
> >> hand.
> >
> > A little off topic but when I worked at the Dept. of Attorney General
> > there was a woman who used to come in every couple weeks and take orders
> > for her stuffed cherry peppers. She supplemented her income by making
> > those peppers and selling them for $5 per jar.
>
> Good for her. It's nice to see people make an extra effort.
>
> > Oh they were good. Spoiled me.
>
> What were they stuffed with?

Good Italian meats and cheeses. They were absolutely delicious, the
cheese was a nicely aged provolone in chunks. The meat was tender too.

> > Then we noticed we hadn't seen her for a month or so. Turns out she'd
> > passed away. We sent a card to the family and about a week later got a
> > call.
> >
> > Seems the family had no idea she had this little side business selling
> > stuffed cherry peppers to the AG's office employees.
>
> A lot of families don't seem to know what some of their relatives are
> doing.

Yes, that would include mine.