[Sca-cooks] Capers caper

[Susan Fox-Davis]

Huette von Ahrens wrote:

> --- Susan Fox-Davis <selene at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>  I've got a
> > batch of umeboshi steeping, but can't seem to find
> > red shiso leaves with which to color them.  This
> > confounds me, since this is Los Angeles where all
> > things Japanese should be findable.
> > Well anyway.  The Japanese home pickling equipment
> > in convenient, dishwasher-safe plastic will be
> > convenient when/if I find those capers to pickle
> > [she said, getting back onto the topic at hand].
> >
> > Selene, getting pickled in Caid
>
> Ah, forgive me for asking the obvious, but have you
> tried the Japanese Market on 2nd Street in Little
> Tokyo?  Since I am a few blocks away, do you want me
> to pick some up for you?

The one in the plaza?  Tried them, they only had green not red.  99 Ranch
didn't have them either.  <fume>  If you can find them, great, but I'm not
optimistic.  I'll probably go ahead and dry them in the coming week, one way or
another, pink-dyed or plain yellow-orange.

Selene