Q: Hi Dave,What is pepper mash and how would it differ from using pure pepper powder or fresh pods? Your web site was very helpful in locating fresh peppers and mash, but I cannot find a supplier of habanero powder. Thanks. Dan A: Hello Dan:Mash is fresh chiles crushed in a hammer mill and mixed with up to 10 percent salt …
Source for Habanero Cheese
Q: Dear Dave.Where do I find a web site to buy habanero cheese?Thank you, Dean A: Hello Dean:Cabot Cheese (www.cabotcheese.com), winner of three 2004 Scovie Awards, has a nice Habanero Cheddar available by mail-order from here: http://store.cabotcheese.com/RetItems.tmpl?cart=1068467077162564&catid=flavored–Dave
Canning Time for Chipotles en Adobo
Q: Dave,I brought 2 pounds of dried chipotles back from a trip to Austin. I want to ’can’ them in adobo sauce for our Christmas baskets. I saw your recipe for chipotles en adobo sauce, but it doesn’t have any canning time (whether boiling water method or pressure method). Would you have this information? Your web site is great!–El Guapo …
Looking for Sweat-Inducing Chile
Q: Dave,I know that peppers produce varying degrees of heat, as indicative on the Scoville scale. But is there any information on what type of pepper produces a specific reaction? I am looking for a sauce/pepper that invokes sweat as opposed to a mouth burn.–Manny A: Hello Manny:It doesn’t really work that way. Different people react differently to various chiles. …
Flower Drop
Q: Hi Dave,I have a pepper plant that I can’t identify. It has been growing for about 2 months and has made many flowers, but it seems the flowers just open and turn yellow and fall off. I don’t know what to do. It is an inside plant that is growing in a 1 gallon container under fluorescents. What do …