"Dee Randall" > wrote in message
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>
> "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
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> and it states that Capers are PICKLED FLOWER BUDS.
>
LOL it is true Dee Dee)