Q: Dear Dave,I have come up with my own recipe for habanero sauce and was wondering how to go about setting up to bottle it. My main question is, is it legal to produce my sauce and bottle it in my home kitchen? As a small industry wouldn’t I be exempt from certain regulations? All I really want to do …
Jars of Pickled Peppers Need to be Pressurized?
Q: Dear Dave,I used your habanero pickling recipe, but I simply closed the jars and put them in a dark place rather than processing them in boiling water, pressure canner, or putting them in the refrigerator. Is it necessary to process jars of pickled peppers in a canner, or otherwise pressurize the jars to get a vacuum seal?Thanks, Mike A: Hello …
Hot Pepper Gum
Q: Dear Dave,Have you ever seen gum made with hot peppers? Have a bet to see if I can find it! Thanks, Yvonne A: Hello Yvonne:Yes, it exists. See:http://www.sillyjokes.co.uk/p-jokes/evil-sweets/pepper-gum.htmlhttp://www.newsearching.com/novelty_toy/PEPPER_GUM.htmlhttp://www.xkms.org/Things-You-Never-Knew-Existed-Online-Catalog-2/PEPPER-GUM.htmhttp://www.pranxsters.com/hotpeppergum.html–Dave
Tomato Acid Counteracts Capsaicin
Q: Dave,If you handle peppers with your bare hands, you can remove most, if not all, of the heat with a halved tomato. Just rub it all over your hands as if it were a bar of soap, then rinse. I thought it was a screwy idea at first too, but I tried it recently after cutting up a bunch …
Frost On the Way
Q: Hi Dave,I have habaneros, chiles, super chiles and cayenne peppers growing in pots on my patio. Each has produced some fully ripened fruit (which I’ve picked and frozen for future use) but each still has several fruit still green. I’m afraid I’m running out of time here in Chicago and a big chill is on the way. Do I …