{"product_id":"st-augustine-florida-holiday-ornament-datil-pepper","title":"St. Augustine Florida Holiday Ornament - Datil Pepper","description":"\u003c!-- St. Augustine Florida Holiday Ornament - Datil Pepper | Version: R4.3SP FINAL | 2026-10-13 | What changed: GKP keyword layer added over the pre-GKP mini hub (keyword paragraph, keywords meta, article:tag x6, BreadcrumbList + FAQPage x3); five paragraphs, buttons and charity link unchanged --\u003e\n\u003c!-- GKP 409: R1 14\/24 (58.3%); R2 7\/22 (31.8%); two-run 21\/46 (45.7%) | Keywords meta: 21 measured | Embedded in visible text: 6 | article:tag x6 | Store tags unchanged --\u003e\n\u003c!-- IP Clean: town name and Merlin art only; no business, team or brand marks | Content audit: PASS (buttons full width, labels one line, charity linked, local spellings as entities) --\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.mc-orn{max-width:100%;}.mc-orn p{margin:0 0 1em 0;line-height:1.6;}.mc-orn a{color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:3px;}.mc-orn a.mc-btn{display:block;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap;padding:13px 16px;margin:0 0 14px 0;background:#F0EAD6;color:#1a1a1a;border:1px solid #1a1a1a;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.03em;border-radius:4px;}.mc-orn a.mc-btn:hover{background:#E6DEC4;}.mc-orn .mc-spec{font-weight:600;}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mc-orn\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"mc-btn\" href=\"\/collections\/crystal-glass-town-ornaments\"\u003eOther Town \u0026amp; Animal Ornaments\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA datil pepper plant with a cluster of small orange-red peppers, on a coquina wall with the old city gate behind. The pepper that grows here and almost nowhere else.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe datil came to St. Augustine with the Minorcan settlers in the 1770s and has been grown in backyard gardens here ever since. It is as hot as a habanero and sweeter, and it goes into the clam chowder, the pilau and the hot sauce that every family makes its own version of. Outside this one corner of Florida it is nearly unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Minorcan families are still here, and the pepper is the taste of their kitchens. There is a datil festival every fall and a datil sauce in every restaurant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pepper as a town symbol tells you the town has a kitchen worth knowing. The orange-red peppers are the fruit's own color; no holiday touch needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe datil pepper came to St. Augustine with the Minorcan settlers, and Minorcan datil pepper sauce is the taste of St. Augustine food in the oldest city. This pepper ornament is a St. Augustine Christmas ornament and St. Augustine souvenir, a piece of St. Augustine history for Christmas in St. Augustine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-spec\"\u003e3-inch faceted crystal glass ornament, white-backed print, line-drawn in 1880s engraving style, your choice of white or gold gift box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery St. Augustine ornament ships ready to give, and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/landing-page-charity\"\u003eprofits support hunger relief\u003c\/a\u003e. Hang it on the tree, in a window, off a lamp, or send one to the person who misses St. Augustine most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"mc-btn\" href=\"\/collections\/st-augustine-fl-retro-apparel-hats-home-goods\"\u003eMore St. Augustine Items\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mc-meta\" style=\"display:none!important\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta name=\"keywords\" content=\"oldest city, christmas in st augustine, datil pepper, datil pepper sauce, datil peppers, minorcan, st augustine christmas, st augustine food, st augustine history, florida ornament, minorcan datil, minorcan history, pepper ornament, st augustine christmas decorations, st augustine christmas ornament, st augustine christmas ornaments, st augustine gifts, st augustine ornament, st augustine ornaments, st augustine souvenir, st augustine souvenirs\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"datil pepper\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"datil pepper sauce\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"minorcan datil\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"minorcan\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"pepper ornament\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"st augustine history\"\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@graph\": [{\"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\", \"itemListElement\": [{\"@type\": \"ListItem\", \"position\": 1, \"name\": \"Home\", \"item\": \"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/\"}, {\"@type\": \"ListItem\", \"position\": 2, \"name\": \"Crystal Glass Town Ornaments\", \"item\": \"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/crystal-glass-town-ornaments\"}, {\"@type\": \"ListItem\", \"position\": 3, \"name\": \"St. Augustine Florida Holiday Ornament - Datil Pepper\"}]}, {\"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What is a datil pepper?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"The datil is a small, very hot and slightly sweet pepper grown almost only around St. Augustine, Florida, brought by Minorcan settlers in the 1700s. 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