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By Peggy Trowbridge Filippone, About.com Guide to Home Cooking since 1996

Pepper as birth control? Pepper and Peppercorn Recipes

Friday April 25, 2008

A news article in the United Kingdom tells of an herbal birth control method being researched and tested in India. The prime ingredients are false pepper and long pepper shrubs which are mixed with borax for a non-toxic concoction that dates back 2,500 years.

You may be surprised to learn that black, white, and green peppercorns are all the same seed of the same plant in various stages of development and processing and that cayenne pepper does not come from peppercorns. Learn about the culinary uses of peppercorns and try one of the many peppercorn recipes such as Herb Pepper Crusted Beef Fillet and more.

Pepper and Peppercorn Recipes and Cooking Tips
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