Yes, you both and me too are very bad people and should hide from APIS. If
we aren't doing so already. And whatever you do, *don't* soak your Sichuan
pepper in water and then spritz it all over your kitchen kaffir lime tree.

In all seriousness, I would follow some basic precautions around any citrus
plants or other rutaceous plants (prickly ash, sansho, curry leaf tree) - ie
* Don't handle raw Sichuan pepper and then touch your tree
* Don't do anything which will cause raw Sichuan pepper to fly through
the air while your tree is in the room (like grinding it to a powder)
* Rinse kitchen surfaces and kitchen implements which have come into
contact with raw Sichuan pepper - such as cutting boards and measuring
spoons - with a 10% chlorine bleach solution and let them air dry, or
immerse them in boiling water. Rinse "contaminated" kitchen towels in a
hot wash with some bleach. If you measure ingredients with your fingers
wash your hands thoroughly afterwards.

All this paranoia is in aid of keeping your personal citrus or curry tree
permanently happy and healthy. All those of you with no contact with citrus
or curry trees, just ignore the above or shake your heads disparagingly.

Happy New Year to everyone!

Best - krnntp

Steve Wertz wrote:

> On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 17:20:13 -0500, Cape Cod Bob
> > wrote:
>
>
>>Happy New Year to all.
>>
>>A special greeting to the amazing, generous Chris Dieckmann, who
>>answered my plea for Szechuan peppercorns with the offer to send me
>>three packages. Chris not only charged a ludicrously small amount but
>>sent back the extra $2 I had enclosed to cover any extra shipping and
>>for "going to the store for me." Thanks again, Chris, my chicken with
>>cashews now tastes like it should.
>
>
> I'm calling the Citris Cops on you!
>
> -sw