If you don't process these peppers, you will need to keep them in the refrigerator. Don't keep them in the cupboard. I don't imagine that they would keep too long - eat them up! You do need to be careful with anything you try to can, but don't process... Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: "T. Matthew Evans" <matt.evans@ce.gatech.edu> To: "James H Boyd" <rhema6@juno.com>; <chile-heads@globalgarden.com> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 8:28 AM Subject: RE: [CH] Keeping Jalepenos Crunchy > 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/. > >