A very flavorful long, green, mildly hot pepper?
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Comments (4)This is our favorite pepper jelly recipe. The colored peppers are gorgeous suspended in the cider vinegar. Looks like little jewels caught in amber. The flavor really is extraordinary. Make 7 half pints. 2 large red bell peppers (3/4 pound) 1 large green bell pepper 1/2 small onion finely chopped 4 jalapenos, seeded, deribbed and finely chopped 2 teaspoons salt 5 cups sugar 1 1/2 cups cider vinegar 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon chili powder 1/4 teaspoon cayenne 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper 6 ounces liquid pectin (commercial) 2 1/2 teaspoons whole cumin seed toasted Remove the seeds and stems from the bell peppers and process till finely chopped. Put in colander with onion, chopped jalapenos and 1 teaspoon of the salt. Allow to drain 3 hours. Transfer mixture to large nonreactive saucepan. Stir in the sugar, vinegar, lemon juice, chili powder, cayenne, crushed red pepper and remaining salt. Bring to a boil, stirring, and cook 10 minutes. Add pectin and boil for exactly 1 minute stirring constantly. Turn off heat and stir in roasted cumin seeds. Let stand 5 minutes. Stir and jar it up. 1/4 inch headspace. 5 minute processing. This was originally a recipe by Edon Waycott in Preserving The Taste, but I changed the kind of vinegar from red wine to cider. Also, you can use other chilies if you like. I often use red and orange bell peppers. Deborah...See MoreFlavor/time of fermenting green jalapenos for hot sauce?
Comments (1)Basic recipe for fermenting pepper sauces is 1/2 cup water 1/3 vinegar 2-3 tablespoons of sugar. You can add garlic, onion and other spices. Lemon and lime can also be used. Chop or blend peppers Add in the other ingredients. Place in cool dark place stir daily for 3-4 days. Stir daily...See MoreSweet peppers perform poorly compared to hot peppers. Help?
Comments (27)Have you tried mulching them (with such as a wood mulch or bark mulch)? Peppers generally seem to like mulch (especially if they're in the ground). How much soil do they have? (I ask because some people put a layer of plastic under their raised beds to keep weed roots out.) Your bell peppers might need more room for their roots. What variety of bell pepper are your growing? Some are easier than others. How big were the plants at transplant time? Bigger plants (so long as they're healthy and vigorous) seem to have an advantage. If you grew from seed, you might not have started them soon enough. We've had more success with store-bought bell pepper plants (transplanted in the ground) than seed-grown ones, so far (whether in-ground or in containers, and the store-bought plants got sizeable fruits fast; they were probably California Wonder), and I think that's mainly because of their maturity. If I heated my 6'x5'x3' greenhouse, I might be able to start them sooner, but, yeah, I only have so much time without heating it (early in the season) before I need to transplant them. Anyway, the bell peppers I've liked the most from seed have probably been Big Bertha F1, White Cloud, and Keystone Resistant Giant (the latter didn't get a fair trial, but I liked how it was doing in a tiny container, transplanted late). White Cloud does not have large fruits, but it is a bell type. To date, I've grown most of my peppers (all from seed) in containers, without mulch (most kinds with good results, but some don't seem to thrive in containers). I've tried a few seed-grown ones in the ground without mulch in recent years, but they didn't do well (same for all kinds of unmulched seed-grown peppers in the ground, though). We did a few sweet peppers in the ground with mulch last year, and they thrived. We've done some in raised beds in the past (without mulch), with okay results, and before that, we usually just had them in the ground without mulch (with store-bought plants) with excellent results. We're doing a whole row of peppers (many kinds, hot and sweet) in the ground with mulch, this year, and they seem happy so far (happier than the container peppers). We're also growing peppers in containers (with mulch) this year. The only bell I'm growing this year is Keystone Giant (in the ground, with mulch, from seed); feel free to ask for an update later. I agree that Lipstick is a good alternative to bell peppers; I've grown it two or three times (in containers). You might also like Neapolitan (it can be prolific and early). Chervena Chushka is another good alternative (but it likes a good amount of soil, although it does well in big containers). Georgescu Chocolate isn't bad (small fruits, though). I know it's not even close to a bell pepper in shape, but for a good sweet pepper, you might also try Jimmy Nardello Italian (it's sugary sweet). I haven't tried Cubanelle, yet, but it sounds pretty great. Marconi peppers and Corno Di Toro Giallo seemed at least as difficult to grow as bell peppers for me, though (in large containers, without mulch)....See MoreWhat are the tenderest skin sweet (or mild flavor) peppers ?
Comments (10)I'm not sure what you mean to be honest. Which type of peppers are you worried about? Do you eat them green or let them ripen to red/orange/yellow? There are many different types beyond the basic "green" bells and the boring bananas. Try different types like Labradors, thicker roasting and bull horn peppers. Ajvarski is a nice roaster, Lipstick/ Glow are nice. Corno di Torno are the classic bulls horn. Common hybrids are Carmen and Giant Marconi, both produce high quality peppers....See Morekatyajini
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