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 …
Regulations Against Home Kitchens
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