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In a message dated 98-12-22 01:37:02 EST, you write:

<< 
 I am curious, Ive been looking everywhere for scotch bonnets, I thought they
 were the same as  habanero?  I thought scotch bonnet was the jamacian name
for
 the same pepper?... >>

Having lived in Texas and grown up in the Caribbean, I can attest to the fact
that there is a difference, albeit subtle, between scotch bonnets and
habaneros.  

Habaneros are predominant in the Southwest, while Scotch bonnets are Caribbean
- - They taste very similiar and are a different color, when ripe.  Scotch
Bonnets ripen to a lucious orange while Habaneros go red.  They are both
wonderfully flavorful and VERY hot unlike some other peppers that are merely
hot with little unique flavor.  I think Scotch Bonnets have a tinge more sweet
to the flavor.  But, as I said, it is a subtle difference.  Not being a
scientist, I am probably oversimplifying but I would guess that they are of
the same family and closely related.

Best wishes for a warm and wonderful holiday to one and all!!!

- - Sister Mary Endoline, preparing for a warm holiday in Sunny South Florida
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