"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun 02 Oct 2005 12:11:01p, Dan Abel wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> In article >,
>> "Dee Randall" > wrote:
>>
>>> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>>> ... rosie wrote:
>>>
>>> > I was recently vacationing at Jackson Hole. While there, I enjoyed a
>>> > Bloody Mary, accompanied by a pickled green bean and Caper Berries.
>>
>>
>>> Capers are a classic in a lot of seafood dishes. They are often served
>>> with smoked salmon canapés. They are pickled (or brined?) and are
>>> available in most grocery stores.
>>
>>
>> Capers are indeed available in most larger grocery stores. I have only
>> seen caper berries at Trader Joes. They have been discussed before on
>> this newsgroup. Capers are the flower buds, caper berries are the
>> berries. The berries are much larger.
>>
>
> Both the buds and the berries are from the caper shrub. They are related
> to nasturtiums.
>
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright *¿*

For anyone who might be interested in the images, these
are what I found in a big jar of olives I bought - scroll down to berries.
They were about 2" long stem to end of the berry. It states that Caper
berries are 'LARGE' CAPERS. At any rate, to me, they are utterly delicious.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...D%26c2coff%3D1

and it states that Capers are PICKLED FLOWER BUDS.
Dee Dee