Any idea as to the profit for the grower. Bet a lot of the little peppers touch the Mexican field workers hands.Jogeephus":12wty1yv said:Tabasco peppers have to be picked by hand so its very labor intensive. To supply the processing plant they furnish the seed to farms in south and central america and contract grow the peppers there. A bit of trivia on this is Baton Rouge means red baton or red stick. This red stick was given to field hands so they could match the stick with the color of the pepper they wanted picked. No need for any training seminars with this bunch just hand someone a stick and tell them to get to picking.
Thievery is probably a minor problems. They thieves are too busy picking coca leaves.hurleyjd":9v85uxrz said:Any idea as to the profit for the grower. Bet a lot of the little peppers touch the Mexican field workers hands.Jogeephus":9v85uxrz said:Tabasco peppers have to be picked by hand so its very labor intensive. To supply the processing plant they furnish the seed to farms in south and central america and contract grow the peppers there. A bit of trivia on this is Baton Rouge means red baton or red stick. This red stick was given to field hands so they could match the stick with the color of the pepper they wanted picked. No need for any training seminars with this bunch just hand someone a stick and tell them to get to picking.
ALACOWMAN":2brxmtd9 said:I like Tabasco when I can't get Texas Pete.....
M-5":a0t6x1zc said:ALACOWMAN":a0t6x1zc said:I like Tabasco when I can't get Texas Pete.....
Crystal or Louisiana but pete is pretty good
hurleyjd":51s1nv3l said:Where do the tons and tons of the little peppers come from. Raised on the Island or imported from where.
Plan to swat more mosquitoes than you have ever seen in your life.hurleyjd":3av02mg1 said:The most interesting thing about the article is not who makes the best hot sauce, but the things they are doing to save Avery island and the Louisiana marsh.
hurleyjd":2dwniqgf said:The most interesting thing about the article is not who makes the best hot sauce, but the things they are doing to save Avery island and the Louisiana marsh.
You are correct. Goes back to Indians.Ebenezer":3k3pqo1c said:"Red Stick" has nothing to do with peppers and originated with American Indian culture.
Ebenezer":38flmwxc said:Plan to swat more mosquitoes than you have ever seen in your life.hurleyjd":38flmwxc said:The most interesting thing about the article is not who makes the best hot sauce, but the things they are doing to save Avery island and the Louisiana marsh.
"Red Stick" has nothing to do with peppers and originated with American Indian culture.
greybeard":17r2lm1x said:Did you happen to also go to Holley Beach (near Cameron La) and smell the pogey plant too?
It will gag a maggot....