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
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …