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Title:How to Make them Goodies
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Created:Tue Feb 18 1986
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2639.0. "Pepper questions" by BUFFER::MACKONIS (Believe and you Become) Fri Sep 28 1990 11:21

    When I got home from work yesterday I had a wonderful surprise, a UPS
    package filled with all kinds of fresh peppers from a friend's garden.
    Now, besides the standard relish, pickles, sauteed and stuffed peppers,
    can someone give me some hints on what to do with them.  There are at
    least 8 different kinds of peppers, green bell, gold bell, jalepeno,
    banana peppers, then the ones I don't know are short, fat, oblong green
    ones ?, short, round orange ones that look like mutant tangerines, she
    says these are killer hots, then a couple other odd ones here and
    there.  
    
    Does anyone know what these orange ones are?  My friend got a few
    plants from her uncle who got them from.......
    
    Thanks/.
    
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2639.1Habaneros?STAR::DIPIRROMon Oct 01 1990 12:109
    The orange ones might very well be habaneros. If so, your friend isn't
    kidding. "Killer hot" is a good description. Wearing protective gloves,
    try cutting one open. If it's very aromatic with a smokey, fruity,
    peppery smell, that's probably what it is. Make a salsa by chopping it
    up very fine and mixing it in a bowl with chopped tomatoes (a couple),
    purple onion, clove of garlic, cilantro, salt, a couple of Tb each of
    orange juice, lemon juice, and lime juice (don't make it too soupy
    though). Put it in the fridge for a while to allow the flavors to
    blend. Then dip your favorite tortilla chips in it.
2639.2Roast 'em, freeze 'em, can 'em!CSC32::L_BUCKLEYWe stand for what we stand on.Mon Oct 01 1990 18:169
    We grow a wide variety of peppers on our garden, from Jalapenos to
    Anahiems to Cherry's.  We roast the Anaheims (large, oblong, green) and
    freeze them to make green chile during the winter months.  Just about
    everything else gets canned.  We slice the Jalapenos (nacho style) then
    put them in canning jars, fill the jar half way with cider vinegar then
    the rest of the way with water, add about 1tbs pickling salt.  Put in ]
    a hot bath of boiling water for about 15 minutes.  We use the same
    procedure for the Cherry's etc, but we don't slice them.  They're nice 
    and spicy right from the jar.
2639.3NAVIER::SAISIWed Oct 03 1990 12:444
    I have been unable to find cayenne pepper in the supermarket.  Alot
    of recipes call for it, so it can't be that rare.  What is the stuff?
    What does it look like?
    	Linda
2639.4BRABAM::PHILPOTTCol I F 'Tsingtao Dhum' PhilpottWed Oct 03 1990 12:484
red pepper... ground very fine

/. Ian .\
2639.5HERE'S A PEPPER RECIPEWRKSYS::NOBLEWed Oct 03 1990 16:3322
    Here is a great recipe for peppers:
    
    2 large red peppers
    2 large orange peppers
    2 large yellow peppers
    1/4 C. Olive Oil
    1 C. Chopped onions
    2 Garlic cloves, minced
    1 T. Oregano
    1/8 t. Cayenne
    1 C. Tomato Puree
    salt and pepper to taste
    1 Lb. fresh linguine
    
    Roast, peel and seed the peppers and cut into 1/4 inch strips. 
     Heat olive oil.  Add the onion, garlic, oregano, and cayenne and saute until
    the onion is translucent.
    Add tomato puree and bring to a boil.  Simmer for 10 minutes.  Add
    peppers and heat through.
    Serve with fresh linguine prepared according to package directions.
    Serves 4
     
2639.6"red" pepper = cayenne pepperCADSYS::HECTOR::RICHARDSONWed Oct 03 1990 16:417
    Whole cayenne peppers are long skinny bright red peppers - I don't grow
    them anymore becuase they usually (when I can't water them due to a
    water ban in town, most years) are so hot that no one can eat them.
    (They're pretty, though!)
    
    Ground dried cayenne pepper might be labelled "red pepper" in your
    store.
2639.7Some say cayenne...STAR::DIPIRROThu Oct 04 1990 11:066
    Right, cayenne pepper is a particular species of hot chile...4-6 inches
    long, skinny, red, and very hot. I grow them every year, dry them, and
    crush them into my own cayenne pepper. "Crushed red pepper" and even
    "cayenne pepper" in the supermarket spice section are not necessarily
    the real thing but usually close enough to make a reasonable
    substitute.