On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 20:26:53 GMT, Rick wrote:


Jalepenos are usually picked while they are still green. Once they
turn red they lose some of their flavor.

If you pick a jalapeno green, and allow it to ripen *after* picking,
it does not lose flavor, it just never had much to start with; but it
also won't develop that nice ripe flavor that a jalapeno ripened
naturally on the plant has. Of course, if you're buying peppers from a
grocery store, you're starting with a pretty tasteless product anyway,
and can only expect things to go down hill from there.


Penelope