"DesertDad" > wrote in message
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> Thanks,
> I will try the green. I have found "red jalapenos" in some markets but
they
> don't have the same shape. They have a pointy tip rather than a rounded
tip
> so they may be a Fresno or something. The price is always about 3 times
more
> than the green. At the major Hispanic markets they usually have 5 or more
> bushels on display so I can weed through them and find a few turning.
> Besides the price is less than half of what you would pay in a Gringo
> market.
> Does anyone have a tip on ripening? Room temperature? in a bag with a
> banana? or just out in the open to shrivel up?
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In a paper bag would be quicker, but they would still ripen on the counter.

Jack