On Sun, 26 Sep 2004 18:56:37 GMT, Mark Thorson
> wrote:

> AMO wrote:
>
> > Its interesting to see the reason behind the ban, but I would have
> > thought there must be more to it than that. A lot of Far Eastern
> > countries grow a lot of citrus fruit and grow Sichuan Pepper as well.
>
> Is their any reason Sichuan pepper can't be grown in the U.S.?
>
Why not? I foresee the beginning of new industry even though
I still can't understand how imported peppercorns could
possibly affect local citrus unless you use them as mulch
though.


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