Thanks so much, Will! I will be giving it a try a another week or two, when more are getting red ripe. I have made Kim Chee before and eaten many other fermented pickles and enjoy that sort of sour. The idea of making a chili powder from pickles sounds wonderful, too! It's on the list of things to try as well. I may also smoke some. My DH was a chef in our old life, and brought along all sorts of wood shavings for different smoke flavors. Think i will try the wood from the inside of wine casks ;-) Best regards, Toni aka n2ziasm