[CH] chiles galore!
Judy Howle (howle@ebicom.net)
Fri, 04 Sep 1998 15:38:03 -0500
Hi gang,
Today I picked 87 habs off of 4 plants! They are really doing well. My
freezer went out a couple of weeks ago and the first thing I grabbed was my
peppers (mostly long green chiles, some habs) and tomatoes I had just put
up. They were thawed but not hot, so am sure they are OK. Half the stuff in
it was old and needed to be tossed anyway. We have stuffed the remainder
into 2 refrig. freezers until we decide what we are going to do, which is
probably get a very small freezer. Anyway, I am now seeding and cutting the
habs in half so they take up less room. I did 70 early this week and now I
have all of these to do and the plants are still loaded! I also have 3 hab
plants in pots which are just now starting to put on a large no. of pods. I
may pickle some. Do they taste OK for jerk marinade and salsa when pickled
in vinegar??
I also picked a bunch of jalapenos and made 2 pts. and a half pint of nacho
slices. I came up with a novel idea for them with the first batch a couple
of weeks ago. I don't like the real vinegary taste, and I had some Polish
dill pickle mix from last year, so I mixed about 1 Tbs. in enough vinegar
and water to do the 3 jars, about 40% vinegar, 60% water. They taste great!
I now use them on sandwiches and it takes the place of dill pickles and
jalapenos!
Judy Howle
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