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A cynical yet secular shiny retrogamer, thread ressurector and fan of the word "gay".
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Reged: 01/28/12
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Loc: Freeport, PA
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Re: Hot two-way capsicum action! Only in the Looney Bin!
03/31/12 05:34 AM
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Re Smitdogg:
Agreed about the fresh. I love fresh jalepenos, have a load of them in the fridge right now and the canned ones suck, they just taste like vinegar. Most of the ultra hot peppers are a bitch to work with because you have to be so careful to barely use any. I don't like my mouth being on fire. Jalepenos you can actually eat enough of them to get a kick and a flavor, they are by far my favorite pepper.
I think the canned ones vary too much in the way of heat. You can get the mass-pickled gallons from Vlasic and they aren't so hot. But, for a potent smoked jalapeño, the small 7oz cans of La Costeña chipotle peppers from the local Sprawl*Mart retain their heat. Then again, those peppers are packed in adobo sauce (another type of pepper for those looking for hot two-way pepper action) and aren't pickled to death. The ones I have are whole peppers so take care when chopping them up for a unique mesquite-smoked experience. Good stuff!
La Costeña also has pickled red sliced jalapeños in those small cans. I have yet to open that can up and give a review. But hopefully they didn't pickle them to death. Since they're red they will be a tad bit spicier too.
I can rag about Sprawl*Mart but not about their ethnic food section. :-)
It isn't like I pop peppers every day. But when I'm in the mood for a pepper fix I do have plenty of choices on how far I want to take it. Even the local Big Lots is getting into the pepper/salsa action. The Mrs. Renfro's for $2USD/jar is yummy! The raspberry+chipotle is damn good! Though the habanero salsa is rather tame in regards to heat but does have the awesome flavor. Then again there's the small bottles of habanero sauce for $0.70USD/ea which is very wicked and offering a lot of bang for the buck!
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Re: greybeard:
I had two "ornamental" pepper plants that had edible peppers, they were about 1/2 inch. The plant bloomed white flowers and when they died there'd be peppers growing from them.
My former neighbor who is a drunken redneck (last guess on location is somewhere near New Kensington) used to have one of those plants. They were very bushy and had the cutest tiny peppers! They were also nice and spicy. I'm thinking they were tiny tabasco or cayenne peppers. Anyway my plant with those tiny peppers succumbed to those pesky critters too.
My dad and I are fans of Burpee. And it's just now that I am checking out their website and wow! I can definitely vouch for their jalapeños. Those seeds combined with epsom salts as plant food, some weeding and moderate watering (not too much or you'll rot 'em) and the jalapeños are big, thick, meaty, crunchy and spicy! Let them go from green to red as the skins begin to look "woody" and they're magnificent for heat!
Of course, the more peppers you pick the more the plant will bloom and the more peppers you'll get! So make sure you have a decent dehydrator or lots of freezer storage.
Anyway, back to your plant: I think it may be one that produces something along the lines of tiny serranos. Though I've grown serranos and the plants aren't like the bushy ones that give the very tiny yet hot peppers. Do browse around at Burpee's for hot pepper seeds and plants. You'll find it. :-)
Hot peppers and vintage arcade video games: The things that cross ideological lines for community unity. At least that's what I'm hoping for. There is a "Pepper II" arcade game but there are no peppers within it. ;-)
--Bekki
Combating functional illiteracy with latex-clad drama since the '80s, because old video games rule!
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