"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
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| In article >, "pennyaline"
| <nsmitchell@spamspamspamspamspamspamspameggandspam .com> wrote:
|
| > tsr3 wrote:
| > > Yes, you can freeze them. We grew a whole bunch of Jalopenia last
| > > year, and couldn't eat them all. I wrapped each one individually in
| > > saran wrap, and then put them in a heavy duty ziplock freezer bag.
| > > This year, whenever we needed a pepper, we just took one out an thawed
| > > it. Worked beautifully--none were freezer burned, and the
| > > texture/taste held up under freezing.--becky
| >
| > Guys, it's spelled "jalapeno." My keyboard can't make the doodad over
| > the 'n' that gives it that "nyuh" sound, but we don't really need it.
| > Trust me, it's jalapeno.
|
| No. It's jalapeño. Trust me. "-)
| The "doodad" is a tilde - say TEEL-deh or TEEL-day. And you really do
| need it if you're going to insist on spelling it correctly. The ñ is a
| separate and distinct letter in the Spanish alphabet. Without it, it's
| just another misspelled word. (And I'll bet your keyboard will make the
| tilde - you just have to know how. Easily done on a Macintosh, less so
| in Windows.)
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Tis easy in Windows.. just hold the alt key while typing 164 on the number
pad. Release the alt key and voilá you have the ñ!

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