On Mon 05 May 2008 12:11:42a, T told us...
> 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.
Thanks, sounds good!
>> > 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.
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