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Oops! Dropped a green one!

R

rantoie

I was moving my pepper plants around and it seems like I knocked off a green pepper. They've been sitting there green for more than a week now, I've been dying for them to turn color, but they haven't yet and this one just popped off! Oh noes.
 
I hear sometimes they are hotter when green before they ripe, but probably the taste isn't there? Is there any way I can ripen it? Or should I just use it to spice up some things and wait for the others? 
 
I was able to ripen some green pods at the end of last season just by letting them sit around in my cellar for a week or two. However, those were pods that had been on the plant for about a month.
 
It probably depends on the variety, but I wouldn't have much hope for a pod that's only a week old... besides just eating it the way it is.
 
The taste will likely be a little more on the bitter side compared to ripened pods.
 
JRZ said:
 
 
The taste will likely be a little more on the bitter side compared to ripened pods.
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Bitter, but I am guessing nice and hot! Will give it a try tomorrow, don't want to bite into a nice and spicy right before bed!
 
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