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Caper \Ca"per\, n.
A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or
dancing; a prank.
To cut a caper, to frolic; to make a sportive spring; to
play a prank. --Shak.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
William to the rescue again. (Were you aware that he
increased the vocabulary of the English language by 50%?)
I'm not sure if the flower of the Capparis spinosa L. is an endangered species, but
the bud tends to get whipped off fairly quickly to be pickled as a caper.
And - if the blossom survives and fruits - it's also whipped off and pickled
as a caper berry.
Which is bigger and softer.
Here's a recipe for a crash-hot accompaniment to a nice white fish filet:
Heat a couple of tablespoons of butter until it's foaming, add some lemon zest,
juice of half a lemon and a teaspoon or so of caper berries.
Pour it over your fish.
Perfect.
The ancient Greeks used the caper as a carminativum for its antispasmodic
activity against cramps of the digestive system
in combination with flatulence.
TMI.
I don't think I really wanted to know that.
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>Beautiful flower.
>I know how to use a caper when it comes to cooking, but I didnt know about the use in colloqial english. Thanks for that lesson.
>Beautiful flower and so practical–in so many ways. Whew!!Loved the fact that you attributed your information, which some people are pretty sloppy about doing.I also know more about capers, which I use often in salads, but prefer the other definition. Haven’t had a decent caper in far too long!!
>This is a beautiful flower and so delicate. Nice shot.