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Ocelot II

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7. If *you* want green peppers, of course you can grow your own.

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #6)

Mon Nov 25, 2024, 03:34 PM

Nov 25

But if a lot of people, including mass prepared food producers, want green peppers, they'll have to be farmed like all other produce. And without enough people to plant, harvest and ship them, they will be either prohibitively expensive or nonexistent for anyone who doesn't have their own garden.

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One green pepper cost a dollar at my supermarket. Fresh produce has gotten pricey! [View all] CTyankee Nov 25 OP

Wait until the agricultural workers have been deported. Ocelot II Nov 25 #1

Of course...but, I'll bet you that an alternative way can be found. I don't know what that would be but maybe an easy- CTyankee Nov 25 #6

If *you* want green peppers, of course you can grow your own. Ocelot II Nov 25 #7

My friend Peter Piper purchased a peck of pricey pickled peppers. Beakybird Nov 25 #2

How much did it cost Mr. Piper? CTyankee Nov 25 #3

Poor Peter Piper paid platinum for the peck of pricey pickled peppers. Beakybird Nov 25 #4

I paid 1.99 yesterday for a green pepper Chipper Chat Nov 25 #5

Geez XanaDUer2 Nov 25 #8

The Red , Yellow, & Orange Are Twice As Much ProfessorGAC Nov 25 #9

A year ago a green pepper Figarosmom Nov 25 #10

Are they spicy? I always think of them as hot peppers and not interchangeable, but I could be wrong. CTyankee Nov 26 #11

Not really. Figarosmom Nov 26 #12