Michael Sergi wrote: << With all the talk a while back about pickiling, I bought a one gallon jar of kosher dills(It was on sale, I could not resist). My thought is to add some habs and thai dragons to the jar and let them infuse more flavor (and heat) to the pickles. My question is how should I add the peppers? Add them directly to the brine? Do I boil them first in the some brine and then add them to the jar? Some other method? >> Mike, I'd just throw them in. You could take some of the brine and bring it to a simmer and infuse the peppers for an hour or so first; that might speed up the process. But I think it'll do just fine without that step. Nancy