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Post by bluelacedredhead on Dec 14, 2010 13:06:50 GMT -5
Rescued two different varieties from the grocery store plant section on Saturday. They really only needed some water and to be removed from the arctic blast that happened every time the automatic doors opened was all.
They are quite enjoying the warmth of our dining room and the glow of the fireplace.
One plant is labelled. It is a Salsa Red, one I am familiar with.
The other is labelled a generic Capsicum Annuum "Not Intended for Consumption".
A look through some online pics of varieties suggest it is the Jerusalem Cherry variety; green leaves, slightly rounded red peppers with upright growth habit.
Why do they say they are Not for Consumption? Poisonous? Too Hot for the General Public? Or just spitters??
If it's Too Hot, why not just say so and let those who little a little heat make their own conclusion with some crackers, cream cheese and a jug of wine?
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Post by jcm05 on Dec 14, 2010 13:28:19 GMT -5
Well, Canadians are not considered human so go ahead and try one and let us know how it is. ;D
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Post by rintintin on Dec 14, 2010 14:41:40 GMT -5
I think crackers, cream cheese and a jug of wine would make anything edible. Last year I grew an 'ornamental' (Pretty in Purple) that was very edible. The peppers had heat/flavor comparable to a serrano. I ate them at all stages - green, purple, and red. It was extremely productive, and also very ornamental.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Dec 14, 2010 16:08:55 GMT -5
Well, Canadians are not considered human so go ahead and try one and let us know how it is. ;D That JT's such a Smooth Talker. You have no idea where that kind of flattery will get you  Rin, I think the Purple varieties are gorgeous. I grow Black Hungarian outside in summer. I would have preferred something like that, but cheap is cheap. The plants are in a little wooden ornamental container and the clerk even wrapped it in paper like she would the more expensive plants for gift giving.  Best Bargain I've had in a while. If they turn out to be tasty it will make the deal even sweeter. |
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Post by tz on Dec 14, 2010 20:24:01 GMT -5
This question came up on another forum a while back and someone asked their nursery about the lableing, and the "not for consumption" label has to do with nursery liability, not the plant. It is possible the plant was sprayed with pesticides etc. since it was grown as an ornamental.
Ornamental varieties are usually quite hot and don't have much flavor. Like supermarket tomatoes flavor was left behind in the breeding process.
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Post by sunflowers on Dec 15, 2010 9:54:04 GMT -5
Check out this page before you try to eat that thing en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanum_pseudocapsicumIf it IS a Jerusalem Cherry and not just a hot pepper you could be in trouble. As far as the not for comsumption thingy, when the variety Medusa first came out many catalogs said it wasn't eatable. I was munching on it all the time with no problem. The only problem for some was that it was hotter than many had seen before that, tho it wasn't really all that hot compared to the REALLY hot stuff that wasn't all that common back then. Carol |
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Dec 15, 2010 10:26:24 GMT -5
Sunflower, Thanks for your concern, but No, it does not look like that. And secondly, it is actually labelled as Capsicum Annuum, no Pseudo-Nnuums |
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Dec 18, 2010 11:12:52 GMT -5
Not terribly hot, but hot enough that I can feel the burn through my lips where I touched my face after removing some dried peppers from the plant...
You'd think I'd learn....
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Post by flowerpower on Dec 19, 2010 8:42:44 GMT -5
But are they hot enough for Paintman? |
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Dec 19, 2010 10:18:43 GMT -5
He didn't try one, but my Granddaughter did....The next thing I heard was her screaming and chugging back a mug of ice water, lol
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Best Bargain I've had in a while. If they turn out to be tasty it will make the deal even sweeter.