[Sca-cooks] PEPPER

[Anderson Family]

 Hi,  true pepper grows on a vine so it is possible that  you have one of a
number of species possibly the peppercorn tree, [Schinus areira] a south
american native. The fruit has apparently being used as a pepper substitute
but I would check up on this before I used it . a good way to tell if it is
this species is that its leaves have a strong pepperry  scent when they are
crushed.

           Hope this is helpful Sigurd
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jane M & Bj Tremaine" <vikinglord at worldnet.att.net>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 9:28 AM
Subject: RE: [Sca-cooks] PEPPER


>
>
> I have two pepper trees in my back yard.  I have no idea of species.
>
> The leaves are 2-3 inches  inches long and fat, not long a skinny, the
> peppers are red.
>
> Are they edible?  If so do I  have to do anything to them?
>
> Jana
>
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