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Hope this year goes much better for you Trent!  Good luck man, you deserve it.

Glad to see you back TGCM!

I just made a rocoto/tart cherry jelly that I might have to add to some ground beef and try that for a jerky.

Ok, finally got to make some jelly.  Red rocoto/tart cherry sugar free jelly.  Came out really good.  Does have a very "earthy" smell that I noticed when I opened the rocotos.  It's not bad, just never noticed it before. Is that normal for rocotos?  

So far, life has been in the way of anything setting.  Hoping to make a batch this weekend and try it out.  Can't decide if I want to do a straight rocoto jelly or add some fruit for the first batch.

My wife's favorite sandwich of all time :drooling:

Thanks everybody.  I've had a handful in a paper bag for a week now and they are VERY slowly ripening. I've also been bringing them in at night to protect them from frost but I think this weekend is going to be the end of the season.

Does anybody have any ideas on uses for unripe rocotos.  My season is about to end here and I have 5 rocoto plants I am going to try to over winter.  I only got about 10-12 ripe pods from them, but there are probably 20-25 pods still on them that are still green.  Just wondering if there is any...

Hey Malarky!  Thanks for the info!  I finally made it down to Detroit for a Lions game :cry:  and stopped at a market in Mexicantown and they had the frozen rocotos.  Now for a shot at rocoto jelly :dance:

That sounds delicious!  Will definitely try it

Man, now I'm stoked to try them.  Can't wait for next year and I'm still picking this year's.

I got my biker billy seeds from Trentl and started them in January this year.  The taste was great but I need to plant a couple more plants this coming season.

I always wash before freezing just in case there is any critters.  I always lay them out whole on a baking sheet and freeze them, then into vacuum bags and back into the freezer.  I've had them stay great for a year.

Thanks sauce, I ordered from RFC just now.  I'm gonna try the Numex lemon spice, Biker Billy, and Zapotec next year.  I'll have to try and talk you into sharing your jala sauce recipe cause I love that stuff too :dance:

Thanks scarekrow, ordered!