James -- Cut a slit in the side of each chile and place them all in a bowl. Cover them with iced salt water and allow them to sit in the refrigerator overnight. Then pack them into sterilized jars, cover with boiling white vinegar and put lids on them -- do not process them. Good luck. Matt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T. Matthew Evans Graduate Research Assistant Geosystems Group, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology URL: www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte964w ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- From: owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com [mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com]On Behalf Of James H Boyd Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 10:26 PM To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com Subject: [CH] Keeping Jalepenos Crunchy Hi! We recently made some pickled jalepenos which flavor wise turned out really well. However, they did have a pretty mushy texture. Does anyone know a way to keep them reasonably crispy? Thanks! James the Holy Roller Chile Head Visit me on the web: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Woods/8255 ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.