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.

DJS0302 wrote:

> 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!

I know!!! They forgot the balsamic vinegar!!

nancy

previously in rfc, Melba's Jammin' > 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!


*blush*

I do the same sometimes. Cubes of cantaloupe, a squeeze of lime a pinch of
coarse salt and a couple cranks of pepper! Not for breakfast, but as a
side dish, usually when we're eating outside and have grilled chicken.
It's really very good.

-Claudia

CJB > wrote in message >...
> previously in rfc, Melba's Jammin' > 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!
>
>
> *blush*
>
> I do the same sometimes. Cubes of cantaloupe, a squeeze of lime a pinch of
> coarse salt and a couple cranks of pepper! Not for breakfast, but as a
> side dish, usually when we're eating outside and have grilled chicken.
> It's really very good.
>
> -Claudia

We use a mix of salt, pepper, chile, and sugar. It is a commercially
prepared mix from Mexico specifically for melons, pineapple, and
papaya.

Sandi

On 8 Sep 2004 05:12:05 -0700, (S.Dunlap) wrote:

>CJB > wrote in message >...
>>
>> I do the same sometimes. Cubes of cantaloupe, a squeeze of lime a pinch of
>> coarse salt and a couple cranks of pepper! Not for breakfast, but as a
>> side dish, usually when we're eating outside and have grilled chicken.
>> It's really very good.
>>
>> -Claudia
>
>We use a mix of salt, pepper, chile, and sugar. It is a commercially
>prepared mix from Mexico specifically for melons, pineapple, and
>papaya.
>
>Sandi

what's the mix called, sandi?

your pal,
blake

blake murphy > wrote in message >. ..
> On 8 Sep 2004 05:12:05 -0700, (S.Dunlap) wrote:
>
> >CJB > wrote in message >...
> >>
> >> I do the same sometimes. Cubes of cantaloupe, a squeeze of lime a pinch of
> >> coarse salt and a couple cranks of pepper! Not for breakfast, but as a
> >> side dish, usually when we're eating outside and have grilled chicken.
> >> It's really very good.
> >>
> >> -Claudia
> >
> >We use a mix of salt, pepper, chile, and sugar. It is a commercially
> >prepared mix from Mexico specifically for melons, pineapple, and
> >papaya.
> >
> >Sandi
>
> what's the mix called, sandi?
>
> your pal,
> blake


If I can find where the kids put the stuff, I'll get you the name of
it. I can't remeber it off hand.

Sandi

S.Dunlap wrote:
> blake murphy > wrote in message
> >. ..
>> On 8 Sep 2004 05:12:05 -0700,
>> (S.Dunlap) wrote:
>>
>>> CJB > wrote in message
>>> >...
>>>>
>>>> I do the same sometimes. Cubes of cantaloupe, a
>>>> squeeze of lime a pinch of coarse salt and a couple
>>>> cranks of pepper! Not for breakfast, but as a side
>>>> dish, usually when we're eating outside and have
>>>> grilled chicken. It's really very good.
>>>>
>>>> -Claudia
>>>
>>> We use a mix of salt, pepper, chile, and sugar. It is a
>>> commercially prepared mix from Mexico specifically for
>>> melons, pineapple, and papaya.
>>>
>>> Sandi
>>
>> what's the mix called, sandi?
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
>
> If I can find where the kids put the stuff, I'll get you
> the name of it. I can't remeber it off hand.
>
> Sandi

There are several brands of "Snack Powder" in the stores. Lucas is a very
popular brand that comes in little cardboard "cans".
Personally I prefer a brand called Tajin Fruit Seasoning. It comes in a
plastic shaker that seems to last better in the Houston humidity without
caking up. It's great on apples, melons, and even tomato slices.

If you're drinking tequila you can put a bit of this stuff on your hand to
lick before downing a shot. It's a salty-sour-hot blast of flavor.

--
Pete Romfh, Telecom Geek & Amateur Gourmet.
promfh at hal dash pc dot org

blake murphy > wrote in message >. ..
> On 8 Sep 2004 05:12:05 -0700, (S.Dunlap) wrote:
>
> >CJB > wrote in message >...
> >>
> >> I do the same sometimes. Cubes of cantaloupe, a squeeze of lime a pinch of
> >> coarse salt and a couple cranks of pepper! Not for breakfast, but as a
> >> side dish, usually when we're eating outside and have grilled chicken.
> >> It's really very good.
> >>
> >> -Claudia
> >
> >We use a mix of salt, pepper, chile, and sugar. It is a commercially
> >prepared mix from Mexico specifically for melons, pineapple, and
> >papaya.
> >
> >Sandi
>
> what's the mix called, sandi?
>
> your pal,
> blake


If I can find where the kids put the stuff, I'll get you the name of
it. I can't remeber it off hand.

Sandi

CJB > wrote in message >...
> previously in rfc, Melba's Jammin' > 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!
>
>
> *blush*
>
> I do the same sometimes. Cubes of cantaloupe, a squeeze of lime a pinch of
> coarse salt and a couple cranks of pepper! Not for breakfast, but as a
> side dish, usually when we're eating outside and have grilled chicken.
> It's really very good.
>
> -Claudia

We use a mix of salt, pepper, chile, and sugar. It is a commercially
prepared mix from Mexico specifically for melons, pineapple, and
papaya.

Sandi

Melba's Jammin' 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 have heard a number of people say that pepper is good on pears, but I haven't
tried it myself.

On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 13:47:07 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> 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!

The Honorable Member of Minnie Soda should sit down before she further
embarrasses herself, her esteemed colleagues, and any other melons of
the world.

Freshly ground pepper is a mandatory staple for both fresh tomatoes
_and_ cantaloupe!

The "Filibustering 4 Worthy Causes" Ranger

>OK, I used to sprinkle a little salt on watermelon, and put a pinch of
>sugar on tomatoes,

Once you start addling perfectly good fruit with seasonings, you've lost any
license to hoot at such practices' inevitable extensions.

In article >,
(WardNA) wrote:

> >OK, I used to sprinkle a little salt on watermelon, and put a pinch
> >of sugar on tomatoes,
>
> Once you start addling perfectly good fruit with seasonings, you've
> lost any license to hoot at such practices' inevitable extensions.

Yeah, but what *I* do is normal. What *she's* doing is just plain weird!
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 8/30/04; check the Fairs Fare tab.

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

....

> Yeah, but what *I* do is normal. What *she's* doing is just plain weird!

Pickle Hats are "normal?"

---jkb

--
"Bam!"
-- Bam-Bam Rubble

In article >, Jeff Bienstadt
> wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> ...
>
> > Yeah, but what *I* do is normal. What *she's* doing is just plain
> > weird!
>
> Pickle Hats are "normal?"
>
> ---jkb


Well, yeah. I just put two pictures on my webpage -- check the Pickle
Hats tab, the green note. :-)
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 9/2/04; check the Fairs Fare tab.

In article >, Jeff Bienstadt
> wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> ...
>
> > Yeah, but what *I* do is normal. What *she's* doing is just plain
> > weird!
>
> Pickle Hats are "normal?"
>
> ---jkb


Well, yeah. I just put two pictures on my webpage -- check the Pickle
Hats tab, the green note. :-)
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 9/2/04; check the Fairs Fare tab.

Melba's Jammin' > wrote in message >...
> In article >,
> (WardNA) wrote:
>
> > >OK, I used to sprinkle a little salt on watermelon, and put a pinch
> > >of sugar on tomatoes,
> >
> > Once you start addling perfectly good fruit with seasonings, you've
> > lost any license to hoot at such practices' inevitable extensions.
>
> Yeah, but what *I* do is normal. What *she's* doing is just plain weird!

Weird in whose culture? It's not weird in Central America to use
pepper and salt on fruit.

Sandi

Melba's Jammin' > wrote in message >...
> In article >,
> (WardNA) wrote:
>
> > >OK, I used to sprinkle a little salt on watermelon, and put a pinch
> > >of sugar on tomatoes,
> >
> > Once you start addling perfectly good fruit with seasonings, you've
> > lost any license to hoot at such practices' inevitable extensions.
>
> Yeah, but what *I* do is normal. What *she's* doing is just plain weird!

Weird in whose culture? It's not weird in Central America to use
pepper and salt on fruit.

Sandi

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

....

> Yeah, but what *I* do is normal. What *she's* doing is just plain weird!

Pickle Hats are "normal?"

---jkb

--
"Bam!"
-- Bam-Bam Rubble

In article >,
(WardNA) wrote:

> >OK, I used to sprinkle a little salt on watermelon, and put a pinch
> >of sugar on tomatoes,
>
> Once you start addling perfectly good fruit with seasonings, you've
> lost any license to hoot at such practices' inevitable extensions.

Yeah, but what *I* do is normal. What *she's* doing is just plain weird!
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 8/30/04; check the Fairs Fare tab.

Barb 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 tried salt and pepper on watermelon earlier this summer, and thought it
was quite good. (Then I made a watermelon salsa to put on top of Dungeness
crab tostadas. That was good, too.)

I've got a cantaloupe sitting on my counter right now; maybe I'll try The
Widow Geraldine's treatment with it.

Bob

On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 13:47:07 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>My friend, The Widow Geraldine, puts salt AND pepper on her cantaloupe.

I don't care for salt or pepper on fruit, but on the rare occasion
that I have both cantaloupe and red-eye gravy, the gravy is delicious
drizzled very sparingly on the cantaloupe.

Tara

Melba's Jammin' 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!

Why?If you can put freshly ground pepper and Balsamic vinegar on
strawberries, why can't you put pepper on cantaloupe?
--
Alan

"I don't think you can win the war on terror."

...George (flip-flop) Bush, 8/30/2004

In article
>, alzelt
> wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' 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!
>
> Why?If you can put freshly ground pepper and Balsamic vinegar on
> strawberries, why can't you put pepper on cantaloupe?

yeah, yeah. I still think it's weird. And I think pepper and vinegar on
strawberries is weird too. Even if it does taste swell.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 9/2/04; check the Fairs Fare tab.

>yeah, yeah. I still think it's weird. And I think pepper and vinegar on
>strawberries is weird too. Even if it does taste swell.

Maybe a person just has to really like black pepper in order to appreciate such
things. I personally am not a fan of black pepper. The only thing I use it on
is scrambled eggs or in cooked dried beans or in bean soup. It's not a heat
thing either since I like jalapenos and cayenne pepper. I simply don't like
the taste of black pepper all that much.

Well, it's not a new, weird idea anyway. According to the British Museum, at
least. I had a copy of "the British Museum cookbook" and it claims the
Romans used to use pepper a lot on all sorts of fruit. They had some pepper
recipes, too, so rush out and get the book :-)
Richard.
"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> In article
> >, alzelt
> > wrote:
>
> > Melba's Jammin' 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!
> >
> > Why?If you can put freshly ground pepper and Balsamic vinegar on
> > strawberries, why can't you put pepper on cantaloupe?
>
> yeah, yeah. I still think it's weird. And I think pepper and vinegar on
> strawberries is weird too. Even if it does taste swell.
> --
> -Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 9/2/04; check the Fairs Fare
tab.
>

>yeah, yeah. I still think it's weird. And I think pepper and vinegar on
>strawberries is weird too. Even if it does taste swell.

Maybe a person just has to really like black pepper in order to appreciate such
things. I personally am not a fan of black pepper. The only thing I use it on
is scrambled eggs or in cooked dried beans or in bean soup. It's not a heat
thing either since I like jalapenos and cayenne pepper. I simply don't like
the taste of black pepper all that much.

In article
>,
alzelt > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' 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!
>
> Why?If you can put freshly ground pepper and Balsamic vinegar on
> strawberries, why can't you put pepper on cantaloupe?

Yup, pepper on canteloupe and a sprinkle of ginger on honeydew to accent
the flavors of the melons.

Rosemary
--
To e-mail me remove the obvious before @ and change sinuswave to sinewave.

In article
>, alzelt
> wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' 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!
>
> Why?If you can put freshly ground pepper and Balsamic vinegar on
> strawberries, why can't you put pepper on cantaloupe?

yeah, yeah. I still think it's weird. And I think pepper and vinegar on
strawberries is weird too. Even if it does taste swell.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 9/2/04; check the Fairs Fare tab.

In article
>,
alzelt > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' 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!
>
> Why?If you can put freshly ground pepper and Balsamic vinegar on
> strawberries, why can't you put pepper on cantaloupe?

Yup, pepper on canteloupe and a sprinkle of ginger on honeydew to accent
the flavors of the melons.

Rosemary
--
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On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 13:47:07 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> 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!

on the contrary - cantaloupe without pepper isn't worth eating. on
the other hand, my dad will put salt on grapefruit.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy > wrote in message >. ..
> On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 13:47:07 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> > 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!
>
> on the contrary - cantaloupe without pepper isn't worth eating. on
> the other hand, my dad will put salt on grapefruit.
>
> your pal,
> blake

I'm with the good Widow and your father. Salt and pepper on canteloupe;
salt on grapefruit or watermelon.

(Shrimp and canteloupe are good together, too.)

Cindy Hamilton

..
>> >
>> >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!

Have you tried it? While I prefer my watermelon plain, the fresh ground
pepper is an interesting flavor combination. You get a real blast of pure
pepper flavor. Try some in a salad or as a side on your dinner plate.

In article > , "Edwin
Pawlowski" > wrote:

> .
> >> >
> >> >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!
>
> Have you tried it? While I prefer my watermelon plain, the fresh ground
> pepper is an interesting flavor combination. You get a real blast of pure
> pepper flavor. Try some in a salad or as a side on your dinner plate.

Lord, no! Yech!
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 9/2/04; check the Fairs Fare tab.

In article > , "Edwin
Pawlowski" > wrote:

> .
> >> >
> >> >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!
>
> Have you tried it? While I prefer my watermelon plain, the fresh ground
> pepper is an interesting flavor combination. You get a real blast of pure
> pepper flavor. Try some in a salad or as a side on your dinner plate.

I use Tony Cacheres on my cantaloupe and mango.

My father, who is not at all young, said a big treat in his family when he
was a kid was a spoon of sugar with pepper on it. Both were rare back
then.

--
Dan Abel
Sonoma State University
AIS

In article > , "Edwin
Pawlowski" > wrote:

> .
> >> >
> >> >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!
>
> Have you tried it? While I prefer my watermelon plain, the fresh ground
> pepper is an interesting flavor combination. You get a real blast of pure
> pepper flavor. Try some in a salad or as a side on your dinner plate.

Lord, no! Yech!
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 9/2/04; check the Fairs Fare tab.

On 7 Sep 2004 06:24:40 -0700, (Cindy
hamilton) wrote:

>blake murphy > wrote in message >. ..
>> On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 13:47:07 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
>> > 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!
>>
>> on the contrary - cantaloupe without pepper isn't worth eating. on
>> the other hand, my dad will put salt on grapefruit.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
>I'm with the good Widow and your father. Salt and pepper on canteloupe;
>salt on grapefruit or watermelon.
>
>(Shrimp and canteloupe are good together, too.)
>
>Cindy Hamilton

well, before his heart attacked him, he used to put salt on potato
chips.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy > wrote in message >. ..


> well, before his heart attacked him, he used to put salt on potato
> chips.

I'll be ok, then. I don't salt potato chips, but I do salt the fries
at McDonald's. (Not that I've been there more than a handful of times
in the last 20 years.)

Cindy Hamilton

Cindy hamilton wrote:
>
> blake murphy > wrote in message

> > well, before his heart attacked him, he used to put salt on potato
> > chips.
>
> I'll be ok, then. I don't salt potato chips, but I do salt the fries
> at McDonald's. (Not that I've been there more than a handful of times
> in the last 20 years.)

My friend F R E D Fred would salt pizza. He said he didn't care if
he died. I bet he cared when he wasn't able to eat the last few
years of his life and was in a hospital bed. My poor Fred.

nancy

Cindy hamilton wrote:
>
> blake murphy > wrote in message

> > well, before his heart attacked him, he used to put salt on potato
> > chips.
>
> I'll be ok, then. I don't salt potato chips, but I do salt the fries
> at McDonald's. (Not that I've been there more than a handful of times
> in the last 20 years.)

My friend F R E D Fred would salt pizza. He said he didn't care if
he died. I bet he cared when he wasn't able to eat the last few
years of his life and was in a hospital bed. My poor Fred.

nancy