[CH] now how do I do me peppers {Open fields}
Leslie & Boris Mandich (RNonRun@bellsouth.net)
Tue, 09 Oct 2001 18:32:07 +0100
WOW so much to say and not good at saying it.
Thank you Thank you THANK YOU!!!.
It was a blast.!!!
It was Therapeutic.กกก
I got to meet MaryAnne who I know better from another list and Steve her
husband aka Dr. Dirt. I did get to see & hear Cameron Begg (the Brit)
when he was meeting MaryAnne & Steve, hearing the irony of being MAC
owners/lovers but of course!
-Rael I think I met first, whose reputation I am not sure does him
justice, he may be more interesting than previously thought (live up to
that ha ha).
-CaJohn who rescued me from being over an hour at the Inn smiling at all
kinds of strangers driving up while waiting for the window of the escort
-Alex who I don't know I ever saw in the light. (lol!)
-um Susan the Chile woman and her loving support, who (whom?) I mistook
for Mary of Mary & Riley who at that time I had yet to meet but must
have seen many pictures as many faces looked familiar.
It was bittersweet knowing of the disappoint of Tony and the sadness of
Jim not able to attend...
Now if I say anymore ya'll will feel left out if I forget to mention you
and ya'll should remember me know cause how many folks would show up
with a kitty and not offer her up for sacrifice??!! (although I was not
offended that some of you offered). It seemed that there was plenty of
food around raised for meat lovers with out my domesticated family
member. LOL!!
but tonight the thing that dragged me to the 'puter is how to prepare my
chilies for powder and keep it HOT.
Cayenne's : Okay I pinched off the green elf caps, while rinsing and as
I am preparing to dehydrate I am sorta coring out 1/2 inch (1.25cm?) of
the white stuff and big clump of seeds.
Then splitting down the middle with my kitchen shears like fillet and
flicking off 80% of the seeds while trying not to disrupt the membrane.
snipping here or there to make the guys lay flat on the racks. remember
these are the mutant large ones from Jim's fields.
I know to dry them at 145ish until brittle and then to purchase a
dedicated Chile grinder (coffee) and go to the neighbor chilehead and
grind to powder over there.
I have dehydrated a 3-4 here & there of the regular guys and froze them-
don't seem to hot to me maybe its the freezing? removing too much
membrane? being afraid to bite into an unadulterated pod??
Oh and to Bob and Sue HobbyFarmer--- I would like the recipe for your
jellies I am learning learning learning.
Anyone that has any refrigerator style recipes where all that
boiling/emersing/canning work is not involved I am interested in.
And also if I try to let unripe peppers ripen a bit should I leave teh
stems on??
What about softy spots most likely from the frost???
off list is always acceptable, I subbing info is on the other puter of
course so I only on digest.
--leslie the lurker and Bert the Cat