Hello Dave,I want to make honey barbeque sauce. We are beekeepers and bottle our honey in 1 lb. plastic bottles with a pressure safety seal under the lid. Is that sufficient to keep the sauce from spoiling or do I have to "can" the sauce like you would salsa?Carolyn Hello Carolyn:No, the sauce would have to be properly canned in …
Making Chile Wine
Dave,How do you make chile wine? With best wishes,John Hello John:I’ve never done it, but have spoken with some Aussies who have. They used the peeled, chopped flesh of large chillies such as New Mexican plus some sugar and proceeded with the typical fermentation techniques used with grapes to make wine. I tasted theirs, a dessert wine, and it was …
Removing Capsaicin from the Hands
Dave,What’s the best way to get the capsaicin from habanero peppers off your hands? My husband decided to deseed and de-membrane without gloves when he was making his sauce. His hands have been "burning" for several hours. Any help?Edna Hello Edna:Have him "wash" his hands in vegetable oil for several minutes, then rewash them with a strong detergent. That should …
Uncooked Hot Sauces
Hi Dave,I have heard of hot sauces that aren’t cooked and I am curious as how this can be, after all if they hot bottle the product isn’t that cooking it? Are there any kind of ingredients that I can eliminate in order to be able to bottle the final product cold without cooking it? For instance if My sauce …
Viable Seeds?
Hello Dave!I’m wondering if the seeds in a bag of Guajillo chiles I bought yesterday would be viable to plant. Just curious. If they are not, is the fresh version of Guajillo chiles a Mirasol? Thanks for any info….Mike Hello Mike:It all depends on whether or not the chiles were dried in a furnace or under the sun. If they …