Re: [CH] Pure Cap - in hard candy????
John Caldwell (jcald@3wheel.net)
Wed, 30 Apr 2003 16:38:46 -0700
I've experimented with it... lets just say that about five drops of the
stuff was enough to make it so that a big bowl of chili was completely
inedible. I can tolerate a lot of heat, to give you some idea. How big is
the batch of candy you're making? I would probably say to use no more than
a couple of drops per pound of candy. What kind of chile were you thinking
of using a 1/4 tsp of? Unless it's something really hot then the equivalent
volume of pure cap would be something on the order of what would stick to
the end of a toothpick.
One thing to be concerned with is adding the cap too early in the process.
Heat will destroy capsaicin, so I would probably wait to add the stuff until
the very end.. of course, that's usually how you make candy anyways. :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Wagner" <trwagner1@yahoo.com>
To: <Chile-Heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 4:51 AM
Subject: [CH] Pure Cap - in hard candy????
> Ok, here's a good one. Who of you out there has experimented with Pure
> Cap in hard candy recipes?
>
> I want to make a chile pepper candy for my father's birthday in
> December...I have plenty of time to experiment. If anyone has
> experimented with Pure Cap, let me know. I've got a few hard candy
> recipes, but I don't want to overload it. I also though about puree'd
> chiles...1/4 tsp would probably do.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ted
>
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