Re: [CH] Re: Heat
Chad A Gard (gard@indy.net)
Fri, 7 Sep 2001 14:12:08 -0500
At 10:59 PM -0500 9/6/01, Karen wrote:
>Chad,
>I'll have to try your recommendations, sounds great! Thanks, I tend to use
>cayennes also, great flavor and I grow Charleston Cayennes. I'll try the New
>mex ones also, what varietes do you recommend?
>
Being gardenless, I'm fairly limited as to my varietal choices. The dried
new mexican peppers I usually use are either ones from my grandfather's
garden, meaning whatever seeds he purchased that year, or from the big bags
of dried peppers you can buy at the supermarkets now. I find the latter
aren't dry enough to crush, so I give 'em a little extra time in the food
dehydrator.
I usually get my cayennes from my step-grandfather's garden, and it's
pretty much the same situation there as with my grandfather's. I've
noticed, though, that there are large bags of ground cayennes now available
from the same folks that do the new mex peppers. Ironically, while they
seem to sell most dried pepers, they don't sell any smoked peppers, and no
jalapenos (at least not in the stores I frequent).
The key really seems to be waiting until just before use to grind or crush.
Chad Gard, CTS KB9WXQ
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