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"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> ospam (DJS0302) wrote:
>
> > >My friend, The Widow Geraldine, puts salt AND pepper on her cantaloupe.
> > >
> > >OK, I used to sprinkle a little salt on watermelon, and put a pinch of
> > >sugar on tomatoes, but PEPPER?
> > >
> > >There oughtta be a law!
> >
> > I remember reading an article in the food section of the newspaper
> > that described various uses for black pepper. One of the ideas was
> > to sprinkle it on strawberries. YUCK!
>
>
> Thank you!!! A person after my own heart!! I understand that a pinch
> of sugar on tomatoes can enhance the taste, and a light sprinkle of salt
> brightens up the taste of watermelon, but *pepper*? I repeat: There
> oughtta be a law!
> --
> -Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 8/30/04; check the Fairs Fare
tab.

Sugar on tomatoes oughtta be against the law!! The area close to where I
grew up is famous for its cantaloupe and most people there eat it with salt
and pepper or just pepper.

I suspect it's a regional thing.

Kathy