Re: [CH] Summer fruit
Nels Peterson Family (npkp4jp@polarcomm.com)
Thu, 3 Aug 2006 06:42:21 -0500
matt
No -- I want to use the apple juice as a carrier -- the peppers would be
the flavoring agent.
Nels in ND
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Evans" <tmattevans@gmail.com>
To: "Nels Peterson Family" <npkp4jp@polarcomm.com>
Cc: <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 10:27 PM
Subject: Re: [CH] Summer fruit
> Hi, Nels --
>
> I've never considered using an apple juice base for pepper jelly. My
> jelly is always just chiles, vinegar, pectin, sugar, and salt. Are
> you talking about replacing the sugar with juice?
>
> Matt
>
> On 8/2/06, Nels Peterson Family <npkp4jp@polarcomm.com> wrote:
> > Sounds like I've got it backward -- lots of chiles on my plants - and
the
> > tomatoes look sick. Of course the hial storm tow weeks ago really
raised
> > cain with the tomatoes more than the chiles.
> >
> > We have planted the chiles and tomatoes in green plasticmulch ever since
our
> > youngest son did his science fair project on platsic mulches; and the
green
> > plastic out performed any other. (Reserarch design -- three years,
> > replicated plot design, four treatments, four repititions). My jals and
> > cayennes are outstanding.
> >
> > Like Sandy O, we're on the moderate end. This year we'll have enough
> > cayennes to make a great batch of chile powder and enough Jals to freeze
for
> > the winter. Might even get enough ripe jals to make pepper jelly.
> >
> > Does anyone have a recipe for pepper jelly using apple juice as a base?
> > Many of our commercial jellies use apple juice as a base for the jelly.
> > Lots of natural pectin and very mild flavor. I like the recipe I have,
but
> > would like to know if there is a recipe like that. I tried hab jelly
once
> > using my own apple juice, and ended up with syrup! Was a great basting
> > sauce for a pork loin (but not worth a darn on pancakes). :)
> >
> > Happy pepper pickin'
> >
> > Nels in ND
> >
> >
>
>
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