Re: [CH] Heatless Rocotos?
Love2Troll (Love2Troll@kc.rr.com)
Fri, 14 Feb 2003 17:23:12 -0600
> Frank writes: "They seem to have a fairly short shelf life in the grocery."
> Tom writes: "Yet they seem to have the longest fridge life (up to sever months in
Tupperware)."
Would guess that it's air & warmth that does the damage. I make tube-like custom bags with my vacuum sealer when I store in my fridge. Just snip the end off when I use several and reseal the remainder. Do the same for those I store in my freezer.
When shipping peppers I sometimes coat them with a mixture of olive oil and paraffin to extend their life. I wipe off excess with a cotton cloth. A grocery manager once told me that they coated their peppers with carnauba wax to extend shelf life.
JohnT