[CH] My Peppers in Honey Don't Look A Treat
McWilliams, Dan (DMcWilliams@fendall.com)
Wed, 13 Oct 1999 13:33:29 -0500
After reading somewhere about some pepper company in Texas
preserving peppers in honey I decided it's one thing I haven't tried with
peppers yet so I give it a whirl. I used clover honey and small 7 oz jars.
Into them went whole Habs and Cascabellas that had small holes poked in
them. The tops to the jars are wooden with rubber gaskets (which I weren't
real impressed with). I tried to seal them the best I could with wax. I
brought them to work and put them on my shelf. Over the last month the
peppers have obviously sucked up the honey so the level in the jars has gone
down. The peppers have wrinkled considerably which, although not quite as
aestic, does not concern me as much as the blackening of the peppers where
they now stick out of the honey. I think I should have cut the peppers in
half so the whole pepper gets immersed in the honey and the suggestion that
was posted to soften them up a bit might be a good one. I am still not sure
if the that would solve the whole problem with the process. But I have to
say that the honey is sure good after the peppers sat in it awhile.