I finished reading that and realized I was smiling ear to ear... Thanks for sharing.Warhorse545 wrote:I got a friend that lives in NM that I have bring them in for me. Usually a tad cheaper then HEB and better shape. But at .79 a pound right now at HEB they are a deal. I got mine for about .43 a pound, but he has connections and travels to Austin a lot so I catch a break.
Me I just roast over hot coals if I got a lot and lots of time. If not, I will just toss on top of a gas burner on stove and keep flipping till skin is blackened. Brown paper bag works, as does a trash bag if you have a lot. Roast them, put in bag and let steam till cool. Then easy to peal skin right off. No burnt fingers and no fighting to pull the skin off. If a little bit sticks on them it is ok.
I have loved this time of year since I was a kid living in West Texas. seems there was also something in season and we had guys come into town with them. Was always something you could buy off a truck. Watermelons ( real ones with seeds ), cantaloupe, tomatoes, sweet potatoes ( like I said I hate ), peanuts, onions, all kinds of citrus near winter. Usually just a day or 2 out from being picked. Not like the wonder apples they can store now days for a year. But Hatch chilies were my fav.
Also meant school was about to start, but also meant I had something different then meat loaf and pot roast and tuna casserole to eat :) We had TACOS AND ENCHALADS. Man I do love this time of year.
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