Posted on 06/24/2004 3:30:34 PM PDT by blam
Carumba!
Haven't had a serious sore throat in almost a DECADE now since using, along with hot sauces, Cayene Pepper ...
Seriously, I had roughly one sore (strep) throat a year - and cured that cycle through the use of Cayene Pepper (several taps in coffee usually). I have *never* been so healthy in my life ...
I guess my dad was smarter than I gave him credit for. When I was about 14 (1954) I tried to beg off school because of a cold. He gave me 2 tablespoons of hot sauce & pronounced me cured. I don't think I ever complained about a cold again.
The press has had several of these types of stories telling us about the virtues of cilantro. I suspect a cultural "softening up" before the outright mexican takover. Oh yea, get used to pressing "2" at the drive up teller to speak english.
My grandmother, same era, gave me Dr Glescoe's Cough Syrup every time I cleared my throat, ghastly stuff.
The only problem with salsa occurs when going poopy.
Interesting - a number of years ago quite a few people DIED from salmonella poisoning from a Picante Sauce made in San Antonio, Texas. It took them a few years to recover from that.
That was a commercial picante sauce - not a home-made. I will not name the company.
So if pet turtles ate cilantro would they would be safe to handle?
I am a salsa freak and I always told everyone to eat salsa when they felt sick. I always did and I swear it would chase away the germs!
When I eat sushi, I go heavy on the ginger. BTW, I love ginger.
Sort of like ginger when eating sashimi, just in case a parasite gets by.
I'm eating Pace picante sauce and tortilla chips right now. ( I don't eat that stuff from NJ)
"This salsa was made in New York City!" "NEW YORK CITY??!!! Get a rope..."
Two chopped onions, eight chopped Roma tomatoes, one or two peeled jalapeno and two or three peeled banana peppers, one green pepper--all chopped-- and two or three cups of finely chopped cilentro. Salt to taste and sprinkle a bit of malt vinegar over the mix while tossing. Spoon onto low-fat cottage cheese and eat with Blue Corn Chips ... truly the breakfast of champions (holds diverticulosis at bay, also).
Lots of cilantro in Thai food. I think we'll be taken over by Thailand...
Wasabi has the same type of propertys.
Then again I've been accused of using sashimi as a wasabi delivery device so I might just be rationalizing.
I've saved your recipe. Will try soon. Thanks!
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