Myth or reality? Hot peppers making sweet peppers taste hot...
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Do hot & sweet peppers cross and make hot fruits?
Comments (8)Investigate the word "Metaxenia". The short summary is that metaxenia is when pollen affects the female plant tissue. It is possible that hot pepper pollen could cause a sweet pepper to develop some capsaicin but as previously posted, many years of research says it does not happen. Corn is a different story. When you grow white corn and it is pollinated by pollen from a corn plant that produces yellow seed, then the white corn plant produces kernels that are yellow. This is because one set of dna from the pollen is incorporated into the corn seed and since that dna codes for yellow corn and since yellow is dominant over white, the result is yellow corn kernels. The general rule of thumb is that the seed are affected by the pollen source but the fruit that houses the seed is not. There are examples such as apple that break this rule for specific characters. DarJones...See MoreSweet Hot pepper relish leaving out onion
Comments (6)Depends on the amounts and types of peppers you use. As long as you stay with the 10 cups total you can use any mix. Last year we made it with 8 cups of sweet bells and only 2 cups of jalapenos and it was good with just a hint of bite. We don't like really hot relishes but wanted a bit more heat in the aftertaste so this year we made it with 7 cups of sweets, 2 cups of jalapenos and 1 cup of anchos - too hot for me!!! so the boys will get those jars. Can't imagine what it would be like with habs. But the jalpenos seem to taste hotter this year too than last year so likely the 1/2 and 1/2 sweets and jalapenos would be too hot for our tastes. We are hot pepper wusses. :) Dave...See MoreCan Hot Peppers cross pollinate Sweet Peppers?
Comments (15)Seeds produce no capsaicinoids (the stuff that make peppers hot). The only reason that they are hot is due to their close proximity to the placenta, they absorb some of the capsaicin. Capsaicin is produced in the placental tissue, usually concentrated where the ribs meet the wall. When people remove the seeds, they also tend to remove this material which leads to the false presumption that the seeds are the cause of the heat. The placental tissue only contains maternal tissue. The same as the pepper walls, etc. The reason people clean out the seeds is that 1) they are bitter 2) they are not fun to chew 3) they are not fun to look at Sweet peppers also tend to be easier to clean that hot peppers, due to the size (sweet tend to be larger) and the danger of handling them. They tend to have more pronounced placental tissue (once again due to fruit size). This tissue is rubbery when consumed and contains no taste benefits. In hot peppers, it is beneficial to keep it as that is where the capsacinoids are produced....See Morerecipe: iso:sweet tasting hot dog meat sauce......
Comments (8)This is has been my favorite hot dog chili for several years now. You could make it sweeter by adding more sugar or substituting brown sugar for the regular sugar. * Exported from MasterCook * Hot Dog Chili from Aiken Pool Hall, Aiken, SC Recipe By : Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 lb. hamburger meat 4 med onions -- diced/chopped 4 Tbsp mustard -- yellow 3 tsp sugar 2 tsp vinegar -- apple cider 2 tsp chili powder 1 cup catsup salt -- to season Break up the hamburger meat and put into a 4-qt. pan. Add enough hot water to make a thick mix. Stir until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients. Cook slowly for 1 hour. Can be thinned as needed with water or beer. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NOTES : The Aiken Pool Hall, Aiken, SC, is famous for having the best chili dogs in the area. Source: recipesource.com...See Morewoohooman San Diego CA zone 10a
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