What Are Capers?

Capers food grade, is the early morning flower buds from the capparis spinosa, commonly known as the flinders rose. It grows wild throughout the Mediterranean Sea area and up into Spain, as well was as eastward to the Himalayas. The flinders rose also puts on tiny berries and the leaves are also used in salads. 

Mmmmm, spicy nacho cheese sauce over crunchy tortilla chips and topped with green onions, peppers and chopped tomato bits. My very favorite comfort food, perfect for watching television, for entertaining guests, and for distracting a crowd of children. In fact, it is hard to think of a time or occasion where it isn’t a delicious treat.

When I saw the title “Lemon Cayenne Pepper Water,” I did a double take. “Really?” I thought, “I can’t believe it.” You see, when I was a little girl I had nearly continuous respiratory problems. It didn’t help that in 1959 when I was seven years old,  my entire second grade class and I had pertussis, otherwise known as whooping cough. Lemon cayenne water was one of the ingredients my mother gave me while I was sick.