It's like anything else, you gotta play to each pepper's strengths. I agree that Chocolate Habs are a lot hotter and more savory than it's fruity relative, the Orange Hab. So, I use the Chocolates in chili and stews - I use Orange in salsas and on chicken. So, in other words, I like them BOTH lol! Now, in defense of the Orange Hab. Last summer, I found a recipe over on the Harvest forum. It's called "Habanero Gold Jelly". Now I don't like jelly, and I've never MADE jelly, but I figured 'what the hey'. So, I make this stuff - it was awesome! Everybody I gave it to thought it was awesome. This was August and the County Fair was about to start. I've never, ever entered anything to a County Fair but I figured 'what the hey'. Long story short - first place BLUE RIBBON baby!!!! And all the credit (well, most of it) goes to the lowly Orange Hab. Now Al, you said you grow mandarin tangellos. This recipe calls for dried apricots. I can see you doing a little substitution, you know what I mean lol? Anyway, that my two cents (what the hey).

Nope. Tastes like mint!! Seriously, if you think about the difference between spearmint and peppermint... They're both minty, but very different. Chocolate mint is yet another flavor. Sure is pretty growing though. I also grow Pineapple Mint. Doesn't taste like pineapple to me either. It is lighter and fruitier (for lack of a better description). Let me know if you want some chocolate mint starts....Yes, it'll make it through the mail. I don't think you can kill it. As sally2 said, plant it in a pot or it'll take over the world! Both of my varieties are in 15-20 gallon pots and I just noticed a few days ago that there's pineapple in my chocolate pot. I have NO idea how that happened. One stray root I suppose... Deanna

So....make homemade marshmallows. They are so easy and much better than store bought. or meringue mushrooms: Make meringue with equal weights egg whites and superfine sugar with 1/8 tsp cream of tarter and a pinch of salt per egg white. Pipe tops and stems smoothing any pointy bits on tops with a finger dipped in water. Bake long and slow. I do 190 overnight. Assemble by dipping bottom of tops in chocolate (or spread on with spatula) and push onto base. Dust with coco powder. Easy peasy and super impressive Here is a link that might be useful: Has anyone ever made marshmallows?

Same with the preposterous white colored, pineapple flavored strawberries!! Who thinks up these things?? If I wanted a fruit to taste like a pineapple, I'd just buy a pineapple! And the fact that they are white just makes them look unripe. Dumb.......just dumb :-)