I dice them and spread them on a cookie sheet. I then put them in the freezer. When frozen solid, I put them in the container I intend to keep them in and return them to the freezer, where they remain at the ready to satisfy my winter chile needs. This way I can use whatever I need, quickly and easily. I put all varieties in one container, mixed together. Of course I also do a lot of dehydrating too. I am also interested in alternate methods of winter storage. In the service of El Grande, Frank >Reply-To: Jerry Vaughan <VAUGHJL@ucs.gw.utk.edu> > >This brings up a question. What do most people do with peppers that are >not ripe yet when heavy frost is eminent. Hopefully, frost is a long time >off but I have a lot of cayanne's and habs just starting to form and I'm >sure they will not all ripen. > >Potting is not an option....house too small. >