chad
12-06-2003, 10:12 AM
I made two batches of pepper jelly last night and tried out my new $2.00 thrift shop juicer -- man it WORKS!! :D
Did batch of jalapeno. Split the batch and colored half red and half green and then put half/half in the jars -- very festive!! Mild to medium heat (depends on whether you have taste buds! My wife tasted and didn't run for the milk and she has a fairly low tolerance :D
Did a batch of habanero -- whoo buddy!! While not as not as hot as Dave's Insanity sauce, it is pretty spicy for a jelly. I found some really nice, about half-dollar size habs with really good red color. Juiced out a solid 1/4 cup of juice and used that with some really good bell pepper juice to make the base for the jelly.
Tasted a bit before knocking off for the night (I'm doing low-carb/low-sugar right now so can't give any of this a really try :D) and it was pretty hot -- probably medium to hot again depending on your taste. It is hotter than my last 10-hab batch -- better peppers and more juice (probably 15-18 habs and witht he juicer and just stem the peppers and shove 'em in the machine -- so there is some heat coming through from the membrane and possible seeds - but no seeds in the juice.
Anyway, I'll be sending some out for taste trials.
Did batch of jalapeno. Split the batch and colored half red and half green and then put half/half in the jars -- very festive!! Mild to medium heat (depends on whether you have taste buds! My wife tasted and didn't run for the milk and she has a fairly low tolerance :D
Did a batch of habanero -- whoo buddy!! While not as not as hot as Dave's Insanity sauce, it is pretty spicy for a jelly. I found some really nice, about half-dollar size habs with really good red color. Juiced out a solid 1/4 cup of juice and used that with some really good bell pepper juice to make the base for the jelly.
Tasted a bit before knocking off for the night (I'm doing low-carb/low-sugar right now so can't give any of this a really try :D) and it was pretty hot -- probably medium to hot again depending on your taste. It is hotter than my last 10-hab batch -- better peppers and more juice (probably 15-18 habs and witht he juicer and just stem the peppers and shove 'em in the machine -- so there is some heat coming through from the membrane and possible seeds - but no seeds in the juice.
Anyway, I'll be sending some out for taste trials.