"David C. Yoshiba" wrote: > I tend to pickle my peppers and have 2-5 of them per meal, depending on heat > levels. Since it looks like I've got a lot of pickeling ahead of me, can > anyone find any serious flaws in my pickling method? I may be going a little > overboard on the (thermal) heat, but I am not sure. > First, I check all the chiles to make sure that none of them have any holes > or blemishes. Nothing disgusts like finding half a worm on your plate after > gnawing down a few chiles. I snip the ends of the chiles jalapeno or larger > lengthwise to allow air out and pickling juices in. I usually do that in an > X-shape, particularly for larger chiles. > I would appreciate any feedback on the process that I use. You don't like the extra protein??? Worm is going to be A) dead; and B) sterile after having been pickled. Unlike eating an apple and finding half a worm. B^)= ENJOY!!! -- Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchens Home of Yaaaah Hoooo Aaahhh HOT Sauce & Hardin Cider