Caper Berries

rosie said:

I was recently vacationing at Jackson Hole. While there, I enjoyed a
Bloody Mary, accompanied by a pickled green bean and Caper Berries.

I have had the green beans before but the caper berries wrere
comletely unfamilier to me, I would say they were pickled too, and had
a hot spicey taste.

Has any one else had these?? What else can you use them for??

Also dinner that night was a roulad with elk, rabbit, pheasant, and
boar sausage, delicious.

Capers are a classic in a lot of seafood dishes. They are often served
with smoked salmon canapés. They are pickled (or brined?) and are
available in most grocery stores.

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rosie said:

I was recently vacationing at Jackson Hole. While there, I enjoyed a
Bloody Mary, accompanied by a pickled green bean and Caper Berries.

I have had the green beans before but the caper berries wrere
comletely unfamilier to me, I would say they were pickled too, and had
a hot spicey taste.

Has any one else had these?? What else can you use them for??

Also dinner that night was a roulad with elk, rabbit, pheasant, and
boar sausage, delicious.

Capers are a classic in a lot of seafood dishes. They are often served
with smoked salmon canapés. They are pickled (or brined?) and are
available in most grocery stores.

In a big jar of olives I bought recently, there were these big caper -
flowers, I would guess they would be, they were sorta in the shape of a
banana flower, tho, of course they were small & green. They are quite
tasty. Pucker up!
Dee Dee

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rosie said:

I was recently vacationing at Jackson Hole. While there, I enjoyed a
Bloody Mary, accompanied by a pickled green bean and Caper Berries.

Quoted message said:

I have had the green beans before but the caper berries wrere
comletely unfamilier to me, I would say they were pickled too, and had
a hot spicey taste.

Quoted message said:

Has any one else had these?? What else can you use them for??

Quoted message said:

Also dinner that night was a roulad with elk, rabbit, pheasant, and
boar sausage, delicious.

Capers are a classic in a lot of seafood dishes. They are often served
with smoked salmon canapé³® They are pickled (or brined?) and are
available in most grocery stores.

In a big jar of olives I bought recently, there were these big caper -
flowers, I would guess they would be, they were sorta in the shape of a

banana flower, tho, of course they were small & green. They are quite
tasty. Pucker up!
Dee Dee

These are not capers, these look like Olives about the same size,
green and sed inside. They were on a stem. I would imagine they may be
part of the Caper plant, but have not seen them in the grocery stores.
Rosie

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Dee Randall said:

"Dave Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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rosie said:

I was recently vacationing at Jackson Hole. While there, I enjoyed a
Bloody Mary, accompanied by a pickled green bean and Caper Berries.

Quoted message said:

Capers are a classic in a lot of seafood dishes. They are often served
with smoked salmon canapés. They are pickled (or brined?) and are
available in most grocery stores.

Capers are indeed available in most larger grocery stores. I have only
seen caper berries at Trader Joes. They have been discussed before on
this newsgroup. Capers are the flower buds, caper berries are the
berries. The berries are much larger.

rosie said:

I was recently vacationing at Jackson Hole. While there, I enjoyed a
Bloody Mary, accompanied by a pickled green bean and Caper Berries.

I have had the green beans before but the caper berries wrere
comletely unfamilier to me, I would say they were pickled too, and had
a hot spicey taste.

Has any one else had these?? What else can you use them for??

Also dinner that night was a roulad with elk, rabbit, pheasant, and
boar sausage, delicious.

The mixed wild game grill sounds wonderful.

Caper berries are the fruit of the caper bush. What we ordinarily
call capers are pickled flower buds from the bush. Ordinarily caper
berries are not picante, but they are usually put up in brine like the
buds are. I've minced them and used them in salads (tuna, egg,
potato, etc.). I've also had them in martinis. You can cook with
them, too. Think mediterranean meat dishes with olives, lemons, and
herbs. But the caper berries I've used had an unpleasant grainy,
almost sandy, texture. On the whole I prefer the buds.

modom

On Sun 02 Oct 2005 12:11:01p, Dan Abel wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Dee Randall said:

"Dave Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

news:... rosie said:

I was recently vacationing at Jackson Hole. While there, I enjoyed a
Bloody Mary, accompanied by a pickled green bean and Caper Berries.

Quoted message said:

Capers are a classic in a lot of seafood dishes. They are often served
with smoked salmon canapés. They are pickled (or brined?) and are
available in most grocery stores.

Capers are indeed available in most larger grocery stores. I have only
seen caper berries at Trader Joes. They have been discussed before on
this newsgroup. Capers are the flower buds, caper berries are the
berries. The berries are much larger.

Both the buds and the berries are from the caper shrub. They are related
to nasturtiums.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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Thank you all . I have eaten Capers , enjoyed them and figured these
were somehow another part of the bush.

Unfortunally there is not a TJ in my part of South Texas... I would
like to try them again.

The molton chocolate dessert I had after dinner was to die for....

Rosie

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On Sun 02 Oct 2005 12:11:01p, Dan Abel wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Dee Randall said:

"Dave Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]... rosie wrote:

> I was recently vacationing at Jackson Hole. While there, I enjoyed a
> Bloody Mary, accompanied by a pickled green bean and Caper Berries.

Quoted message said:

Capers are a classic in a lot of seafood dishes. They are often served
with smoked salmon canapés. They are pickled (or brined?) and are
available in most grocery stores.

Capers are indeed available in most larger grocery stores. I have only
seen caper berries at Trader Joes. They have been discussed before on
this newsgroup. Capers are the flower buds, caper berries are the
berries. The berries are much larger.

Both the buds and the berries are from the caper shrub. They are related
to nasturtiums.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*

For anyone who might be interested in the images, these
are what I found in a big jar of olives I bought - scroll down to berries.
They were about 2" long stem to end of the berry. It states that Caper
berries are 'LARGE' CAPERS. At any rate, to me, they are utterly delicious.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.foodsubs.com/Photos/caperberries.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.foodsubs.com/Pickles.html&h=256&w=388&sz=6&tbnid=283oGW7HEBMJ:&tbnh=78&tbnw=119&hl=en&start=3&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcaper%2Bberry%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26c2coff%3D1

and it states that Capers are PICKLED FLOWER BUDS.
Dee Dee

rosie said:

Thank you all . I have eaten Capers , enjoyed them and figured these
were somehow another part of the bush.

Unfortunally there is not a TJ in my part of South Texas... I would
like to try them again.

http://www.tienda.com/food/pop/cc-02.html

These guys aren't cheap, but you might like browsing the rest of their
site, too. I've really enjoyed their packets of sliced jamon serrano
on holiday occasions.

modom

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On Sun 02 Oct 2005 12:11:01p, Dan Abel wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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In article <[email hidden]>,
"Dee Randall" <[email hidden]> wrote:

> "Dave Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
> news:[email hidden]... rosie wrote:
>
> > I was recently vacationing at Jackson Hole. While there, I enjoyed a
> > Bloody Mary, accompanied by a pickled green bean and Caper Berries.

> Capers are a classic in a lot of seafood dishes. They are often served
> with smoked salmon canapés. They are pickled (or brined?) and are
> available in most grocery stores.

Capers are indeed available in most larger grocery stores. I have only
seen caper berries at Trader Joes. They have been discussed before on
this newsgroup. Capers are the flower buds, caper berries are the
berries. The berries are much larger.

Both the buds and the berries are from the caper shrub. They are related
to nasturtiums.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*

For anyone who might be interested in the images, these
are what I found in a big jar of olives I bought - scroll down to berries.
They were about 2" long stem to end of the berry. It states that Caper
berries are 'LARGE' CAPERS. At any rate, to me, they are utterly
delicious.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.foodsubs.com/Photos/caperberries.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.foodsubs.com/Pickles.html&h=256&w=388&sz=6&tbnid=283oGW7HEBMJ:&tbnh=78&tbnw=119&hl=en&start=3&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcaper%2Bberry%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26c2coff%3D1

and it states that Capers are PICKLED FLOWER BUDS.

LOL it is true Dee Dee🙂)

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On Sun 02 Oct 2005 12:11:01p, Dan Abel wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Dee Randall said:

"Dave Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]... rosie wrote:

> I was recently vacationing at Jackson Hole. While there, I enjoyed a
> Bloody Mary, accompanied by a pickled green bean and Caper Berries.

Quoted message said:

Capers are a classic in a lot of seafood dishes. They are often served
with smoked salmon canapés. They are pickled (or brined?) and are
available in most grocery stores.

Capers are indeed available in most larger grocery stores. I have only
seen caper berries at Trader Joes. They have been discussed before on
this newsgroup. Capers are the flower buds, caper berries are the
berries. The berries are much larger.

Both the buds and the berries are from the caper shrub. They are related
to nasturtiums.

I actually use nasturtium buds from the garden🙂

"rosie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I was recently vacationing at Jackson Hole. While there, I enjoyed a
Bloody Mary, accompanied by a pickled green bean and Caper Berries.

I have had the green beans before but the caper berries wrere
comletely unfamilier to me, I would say they were pickled too, and had
a hot spicey taste.

Has any one else had these?? What else can you use them for??

Rosie

Life is not complete without capers. I have never seen them other than
pickled in vinegar and in that form here is a few things to do with them:

- add to canapes and antepasto (especially those with seafood), also
sandwiches and snacks with cheese and charcuterie.
- use in Italian braised veal dish whose name I forget but if memory serves
they are called "caperi" in Italian which should find a recipe
- use to flavour white sauce to go on boiled meats (eg mutton)
- eat them out of the jar

David

In article <[email hidden]>,

Dave Smith said:

Capers are a classic in a lot of seafood dishes. They are often served
with smoked salmon canapés. They are pickled (or brined?) and are
available in most grocery stores.

Capers are the flower bud of the plant, but the caper berries she is
describing are the fruit. They are also pickled or packed in salt, but
are a little more difficult to find. They are delicious and are much
better than capers in my opinion.

Regards,
Ranee

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