RE: [CH] pickling peppers

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Hi, 

I find a simple way is to pierce the peppers with a fork first (so as to let
the vinegar inside so they pickle quicker)
Put the peppers in a jar and top up with a mixture of spirit and wine
vinegar, a  tablespoon of sugar, and few bayleaves and some peppercorns.
Once the vinegar is in the jar push down gently on the peppers with the back
of a spoon to push some of the air out of the peppers and then slowly
release so the peppers "suck" in some of the vinegar.
The top-up the jar again with vinegar.
Put the lid on tight and leave for 3>4 weeks to pickle.

A couple of other tips is to pickle a few batches of peppers in the same
vinegar, 
The vinegar will get some heat in it making it useful for tasty vingarette
or for putting pickling onions in it so as to make onions with "ZING"  ..

Good luck

Boydie 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ginger Cato [mailto:iscuba2mch@mindspring.com]
Sent: 30 June 2000 03:07 PM
To: chile-heads
Subject: [CH] pickling peppers


Hi!  Being new at pepper growing, I am in need of some assistance.  All my
plants (hot banana, jalapeno, habanero, cayenne, bell) are doing good and
beginning to bear fruit.  I can't wait until everything starts coming in.
Some of my banana peppers are ready to harvest and I would like to pickle
them.  Does anyone have any recipes for pickling peppers?  I have found a
few, but they were not what I was looking for (they were a mix of
vegetables).  I would like to make pepper rings (for sandwiches) and keep
some whole.  Thanks so much.

Ginger in NC

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