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Capers or Capons??

>>>>> ""Zoe" == "Zoe Sodja" <zoe_sodja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

    "Zoe> Yes you are definitely right!! The recipe calls for 1
    "Zoe> tablespoon of capers. I bought some and put them in - they
    "Zoe> don't really taste very pickled to me. Are they a seed of a
    "Zoe> plant?

I believe capers are the berry of a particular species of juniper (I
don't remember which off the top of my head). I don't think they are
pickled, but preserved in brine.

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David Wallis (wallis@xxxxxxxxxxx)
   Argonne National Laboratory
           Argonne, IL

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