Hussli Apatin Peppers

[NCTIM]

A friend of mine gave me seed for these peppers along with this story.

Anyone else heard of these peppers?

Tim

Here's the story -


About the pepper seeds, they are both Heirlooms, bought to the US by my grandfather, Joseph Hussli in 1911. He lived in Apatin Hungary [ which is now Yugoslavia ] Which is why I labeled the one Apatin pepper. I really like to refer to them as the Hussli peppers.

My father, Joseph Jr. continued to raise them after grandpas death in 1940. They both raised and sold the peppers in Beaver Dam, Wi. My father died in 1979, and since that time I have become the keeper of the seed. They never shared their seeds with anyone as they sold their peppers and didn't want any competition.

I wanted to continue their legacy, and I do so, by sharing THE SEEDS with anyone who would like to give them a try.

Now, about the peppers. The one I call the tomato pepper is because, it has a similar shape to a tomato. It is smaller in size than the Apatin, but has a much thicker meat to it. The Apatin is quite a bit longer, growing to a length of 7 to 9 inches. Both of them are mildly hot, but you can reduce the heat. simply by removing the seeds and the ribs. If you don't like the heat, be careful in removing both. They both have a wonderful flavor, and are great raw in sandwiches, stuffed or cut up and used in soups, etc.

[velikipop]

Sounds like one of these might be Beaver Dam, which originates in Hungry and is offered by SSE. Don't know for sure without more info or a picture. I grew Beaver Dam last year and it was a very vigorous plant that is a mainstay in my pepper patch.

Alex