New Garden

[Dashken]

That's a chilli? Hot or not?

[Trinity]

Originally Posted by Dashken

That's a chilli? Hot or not?

They are jalapeño's, So yeah they are real hot.

[Chai]

Wow, looks good, although I don't like chillies.

[Trinity]

Originally Posted by Chai

Wow, looks good, although I don't like chillies.

Well to tell you the truth I don't like them very much either when they are fresh, Like not chopped and placed on food. But I like them chopped and fresh and added to melted cheese (velveta) for nacho dip!

I think I really am gonna try to make my own Tabasco sauce with them we will see how that turns out.

And I wanna save some seeds to see if they grow next spring. And maybe send some to Leian so she can grow some.

[sherwin]

the tomatoes & chili's would make a nice salsa

[Trinity]

Well I just got around to making my own homemade tabasco sauce. Sadly, I put off making it for too long and alot of my chilli's went bad. My bad. Oh well, I will use those for seeds for next year.

Here are the chopped chilli's packed with salt (bottom and top) and alot tossed in directly with the peppers. Now I will just age the stuff for at least a few months (Tabasco sauce "mash" is aged up to three years), And then I will get on with the next stage.

Stay tuned!

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by Trinity

Well I just got around to making my own homemade tabasco sauce. Sadly, I put off making it for too long and alot of my chilli's went bad. My bad. Oh well, I will use those for seeds for next year.

Here are the chopped chilli's packed with salt (bottom and top) and alot tossed in directly with the peppers. Now I will just age the stuff for at least a few months (Tabasco sauce "mash" is aged up to three years), And then I will get on with the next stage.

Stay tuned!

Aged in vinegar??

[Trinity]

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Aged in vinegar??

Not yet, Just salt.

The Original McIlhenny method,

"The McIlhenny Company, makers of the original Tabasco ® Sauce, still use the same methods perfected on Avery Island in Louisiana a hundred years ago.

They pick fresh, ripe Tabasco peppers grown on the island, grind them up and cover with salt to make a pepper mash. The salted mash goes directly into oak barrels. The mash is packed down and the top is sealed with oak planks into which holes have been drilled.

The barrels are topped with a thick layer of salt and allowed to ferment. The salt layer serves as a permeable barrier that allows gases to escape but allows no bacteria, fruit flies, etc. access to the mash. McIlhenny allows them to age three years in these oak barrels.

After aging, the mash is pulled, checked for quality and, if OK, it is blended with white wine vinegar (they don't say how much) and aged some weeks more ('nother secret!). Finally, the product is pulled, strained and the liquid bottled."

Now see how?

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by Trinity

Not yet, Just salt.

The Original McIlhenny method,

"The McIlhenny Company, makers of the original Tabasco ® Sauce, still use the same methods perfected on Avery Island in Louisiana a hundred years ago.

They pick fresh, ripe Tabasco peppers grown on the island, grind them up and cover with salt to make a pepper mash. The salted mash goes directly into oak barrels. The mash is packed down and the top is sealed with oak planks into which holes have been drilled.

The barrels are topped with a thick layer of salt and allowed to ferment. The salt layer serves as a permeable barrier that allows gases to escape but allows no bacteria, fruit flies, etc. access to the mash. McIlhenny allows them to age three years in these oak barrels.

After aging, the mash is pulled, checked for quality and, if OK, it is blended with white wine vinegar (they don't say how much) and aged some weeks more ('nother secret!). Finally, the product is pulled, strained and the liquid bottled."

Now see how?

Oh, that is interesting! How long do you have to ferment it?

Hmm.. I see it's still blended with vinegar but they didn't mention how much. LOL! They evidently still want to keep the recipe a secret.

[Trinity]

The tomatoes are still growing. They won't stop until it freezes here.