tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post2324194517981323643..comments2024-03-29T03:27:37.284-05:00Comments on Two Men and a Little Farm: FLASH FREEZING JALAPENOS1st Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-20949933289884961872016-08-05T00:02:55.613-05:002016-08-05T00:02:55.613-05:00WELCOME BACK (separate email to you coming soon!)....WELCOME BACK (separate email to you coming soon!). Hey you missed at least two weeks of our heat. Fall is coming!! Not soon enough though, ha. Glad your fruit trees made it. THIRTY? Dang...1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-20942683598030961812016-08-05T00:00:00.591-05:002016-08-05T00:00:00.591-05:00Thanks for the info on how to do that. What a gre...Thanks for the info on how to do that. What a great use. Thanks!! Ground pepper is yummy! And we DO have a separate coffee grinder we use for non coffee things 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-28759758171044036972016-08-03T21:00:19.340-05:002016-08-03T21:00:19.340-05:00I'm so glad that your peppers are doing well a...I'm so glad that your peppers are doing well and producing. After my 2 weeks in Europe, mine (and everything else in my garden) have turned up their toes :( <br />Oh well, there's always the Fall garden to look forward to. Right now, I'm watering my 30 fruit trees, which I watered deeply before I left, so they are ok. Texas Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547037404676565726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-66073171175528182332016-08-03T14:27:27.069-05:002016-08-03T14:27:27.069-05:00To dry peppers, take dental floss and thread a nee...To dry peppers, take dental floss and thread a needle with it. About half inch from the stem, stab the peppers, making a long string of peppers and hang it. I hung mine over the sink. They dried, got a little dusty. I ground them in my coffee bean grinder and put in an empty glass spice jar--ground pepper! The string of peppers is pretty and eventually useful. I don't use a coffee bean grinder with a burr. I have one that has a cup with a stainless steel blade--KitchenAid. It is a dedicated spice grinder. I have another for coffee. <br /><br />You can use sewing thread, but the idea of the clean and non-porous dental floss appealed to me. Make sure you pull off about two feet, even if you want a shorter string of peppers. Oh, it is humid here, too. <br /><br />People use the pepper jelly over meats, I hear. <br />Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-57340787752281399772016-08-02T21:15:53.160-05:002016-08-02T21:15:53.160-05:00O.M.G. Thank you for this!!! This looks delish!!...O.M.G. Thank you for this!!! This looks delish!!!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-15811204065398623162016-08-02T21:08:54.709-05:002016-08-02T21:08:54.709-05:00We do! But we have humidity which makes them a bi...We do! But we have humidity which makes them a bit more difficult....we'll see!!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-30766353644465235732016-08-02T21:08:31.487-05:002016-08-02T21:08:31.487-05:00I made a jalapeno jelly once a few years ago (&quo...I made a jalapeno jelly once a few years ago ("pre-blog", ha) and I wanted to do more with our own jalapeños and since I know they grow well, I'll definitely be doing that. What a great idea....thanks!!!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-51621825681572122016-08-02T21:05:29.708-05:002016-08-02T21:05:29.708-05:00Yep, very successful and you know I suppose I coul...Yep, very successful and you know I suppose I could just buy some and make them, ha. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-12683524867465179862016-08-02T21:04:56.063-05:002016-08-02T21:04:56.063-05:00Dang, I always heard that heat helps them. Our ok...Dang, I always heard that heat helps them. Our okra plants are HUGE so I think we might have a bumper crop soon. I hear they like the heat. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-67586287273403052012016-08-02T21:04:18.388-05:002016-08-02T21:04:18.388-05:00I thought about vacuum sealing but we use them so ...I thought about vacuum sealing but we use them so much and we don't have a huge amount yet. We only have the one plant but based on this success, we'll have a bed devoted ONLY to peppers. LOVE THEM! 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-1083338478084608052016-08-02T17:24:15.114-05:002016-08-02T17:24:15.114-05:00You are just going to love these this winter!!! W...You are just going to love these this winter!!! We are drying, candy-ing, and pickling, but I am not sure we will have enough to freeze. Have really enjoyed this jalapeno dip this year, so we are using more fresh too.<br /><br />2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened<br />1 cup mayonnaise<br />1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese<br />1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chilies<br />6-8 diced jalapeno peppers<br /><br />Mix all ingredients together and chill for an hour. Eat it on everything.Kate Seidelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11530765072121048373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-17767388312955246602016-08-02T16:25:15.720-05:002016-08-02T16:25:15.720-05:00Drying them is also good. And is sounds as if you...Drying them is also good. And is sounds as if you have the sun and heat which are needed.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-28242477146109797242016-08-02T12:27:23.276-05:002016-08-02T12:27:23.276-05:00I make pepper jelly with cayenne. You could use yo...I make pepper jelly with cayenne. You could use your jalapeno and make a hotter jelly. I spread cream cheese on a cracker and put a tiny bit of the pepper jelly on top. For fun or a party, even for two, shape some cream cheese and pour the pepper jelly over the top. <br /><br />You can water bath can even if you don't have a wbc. I use a pot deep enough to cover the jars with water by an inch, put a towel in the bottom of the pan and follow directions for canning. Since I put these up in 4 oz jars, most any pot worked. These would make great gifts.Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-8457575762912342132016-08-02T12:03:06.157-05:002016-08-02T12:03:06.157-05:00Smart move with the jalapenos. They freeze well a...Smart move with the jalapenos. They freeze well and it makes them so easy to use, I jsut hope you get plenty so you can make some of the candied japs.Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-32805290073710303892016-08-02T11:57:53.589-05:002016-08-02T11:57:53.589-05:00i haven't gotten one jalapeno yet this year an...i haven't gotten one jalapeno yet this year and it's been the hottest summer we've ever had. go figure!jaz@octoberfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249328159454897124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-6213959540361946522016-08-02T09:32:32.047-05:002016-08-02T09:32:32.047-05:00Same way I do bell peppers as well as my extra tom...Same way I do bell peppers as well as my extra tomatoes. I vacuum seal in small packages or storing in small glass canning jars.<br />Next time maybe you can up some of them Candied Jalapenos.<br />Have a wonderful week and stay cool. Going to be in triple digits this week the way it sounds :{Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13106960827480062745noreply@blogger.com