Chris Simpson <cs@indiana.edu> wrote: << i now have a garden full of hot banana peppers and jalapenos....does anyone have an easy method of perserving these in jars? >> Chris, Here's a couple places to learn about canning and pickling chiles: http://neptune.netimages.com/~chile/preserve.html http://home.earthlink.net/~rlusk12/recipes/canned.htm http://www.firegirl.com/preserving.html Have fun, Nancy