[CH] Jalapenos
dale freeman (dale_freeman@optusnet.com.au)
Tue, 25 Jan 2000 20:23:13 +1100
HI all from the southern bit of Oz
Things are going well down here. Last years Rocotto plants are covered in
pods (40-50 each) scotch bonnets, ring of fires, yellow rocotto, kashmiri,
jalapenos, muluto, peter peppers, bolivian malagueta and aji are all growing
quite well (except for the perennial attacks of aphids and scale). These
have been planted in a variety of media including bags of spent mushroom
compost, hydroponically in perlite adn even some in the ground.
Anyway, as well as giving info, I was also after some.
First, my jalapenos seem to have two types of pods. The first are the
traditional larger type which stay green until they get quite large. There
are also other pods which stay small. but go red very early. Any ideas?
Also, has anyone got the perfect recipe for pickling jalapenos - do you salt
them first, what type of vinegar do you use (malt, white, cider etc), do you
boil them or just pour boiling vinegar over them in the jar? SO MANY
QUESTIONS - maybe just a simple recipe would be simpler!!
Any assistance gratefully accepted.
Cheers
Dale in Tassie