Anyone dry jalepenos?
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Jalepeno Peppers and Chili Thrips
Comments (2)Haven't ever had thrips on any peppers (except in the gh when a student), but this year they are attacking the cucumber. The first step you can do is knock them off with a good spray from the hose. Just like aphids they have sucking mouth parts which can be torn from the pest with a strong spray. From time to time give them another good spray. Also one of my books suggests laying foil on the ground to confuse them...they are meant to fly away from the sky down towards plants. Apparently with the sky reflecting back at the from the foil they won't land. Vera...See MoreAnyone tried freeze drying using dry ice?
Comments (16)This is a final follow-up to my experiment freeze drying with dry ice. I rate it a dismal failure. It may be theoretically possible to freeze dry foods with dry ice, but it certainly is neither convenient nor cost effective. Another way of freeze drying in the link above was to flash freeze with dry ice, then put the frozen foods on an open tray in a frost free freezer. I did that with a tray of apple slices. They are not yet at the dehydrated bendable stage after six days in the freezer. I don't know if they will ever get to a dry enough state to snap when bent. I do not rate this system as practical either, because it takes the purchase of dry ice and use of lots of freezer space for the process. The third method of freeze drying was to flash freeze with the dry ice, then put it in a vacuum chamber to draw out the moisture. Wartach astutely noticed the $15 harbor freight vacuum pump. The acrylic for the top is available from Lowes. I was planning to use a large stock pot for a chamber and a cut rubber mat for the gasket. I would still have to figure out the line to the chamber from the pump. Thanks, Rick for the reminder to be careful with dry ice. At the moment, I am so disappointed in the dry ice, I may not even proceed with the vacuum chamber experiment. Its interesting that people put processes on line that they have never tried and then do not report any results of their own experiences. I don't want to leave people with a false impression so am supplying this report. On a pleasant note, I just finished reading the biography BIRDSEYE, The Adventure of a Curious Man and I highly recommend it. Birdseye learned about flash freezing while living in Labrador and preserving food for the winter. He wondered why foods frozen in mid winter stored so much better than foods frozen in fall or spring. When he returned to the states, he used EXISTING knowledge and technology to invent a practical way to flash freeze foods and store it. Unfortunately he was ahead of his times. There was not distribution or storage available either commercially or in homes to appreciate what he had done. Never the less, food storage world round has been transformed by his success and perseverance. After succeeding in that venture, he turned to dehydration as the most practical way to preserve and distribute foods. He did not live long enough to discover that his original flash freezing was also the key to quality dehydration. Carol...See MoreJalepenos
Comments (14)If you want garlic in your peppers try this recipe - you can add dried herbs (not fresh) whatever/how much you want, and you can slice the peppers, don't have to leave them whole, but don't exceed the amount given (2 cloves of garlic for 7 lbs of peppers, any kind of pepper you want), can put in half pints instead of pints, can scale down though it does get a little tricky measuring garlic (1/2 tsp minced = 1 clove) if you cut it down too far. Process half pints for the same time given for pints in the recipe, then you can give as gifts and don't have to worry about refrigerating til opened. Here is a link that might be useful: NCHFP Pickled Peppers...See MoreJalepeno plant issue
Comments (1)Can't tell you what they are. But they are not pepper plants. Look like maybe some form of blooming succulent. If they were supposed to be peppers then it looks like the tags got switched. Dave...See Moreplllog
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