[Sca-cooks] OOP - Green Peppers and Mangoes

[Bronwynmgn at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/30/2004 11:29:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
kingstaste at mindspring.com writes:

<<The word ‘mango’ is used in some areas to refer to green  peppers or
stuffed green peppers. Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana,  Illinois
and Missouri are all states that I have received e-mails about  grandparents,
parents and even current usage of ‘mango’ for green  pepper.>>
 
Interesting.
I've lived my entire life in south eastern and south central Pennsylvania,  
as have both my parents and a number of my other relatives, and I have NEVER  
heard stuffed green peppers referred to as anything other than stuffed peppers  
(and at least in my house they got stuffed with a mixture of browned ground 
beef  and cooked rice), nor green peppers as anything other than either green 
or bell  peppers.  Never ever heard them referred to as "mangos".
The first time I ever saw or ate a mango (the real kind) was several years  
after I graduated from college and had moved to Lancaster; one of my roommates  
used to buy them periodically.
 
Brangwayna