=[ GM's Making Something With Peppers ]=

[grantmichaels]

I actually think that I'd enjoy making some sauce or such ...
 
Compared to homebrewing, it's pretty relaxed seeming ...
 
If you aren't too anal about chunks etc, it can apparently be as simple as de-seeding and prepping some pods and veg, cooking it up, stick blending it, and then straining it into glass jars while still hot ...
 
I'm not trying to make it sound like people's sauces are that simple - I realize people use food mills and check pH's and more ... but, for my purposes of having some fun, it can be that simple, right? ...

 

[grantmichaels]

I was thinking red cabbage, cucumber, onion and dill with a splash of apple cider vinegar in there for added flavor. 

 
Not a bad idea, considering cuke's hold up for pickling, I guess ...
 
Might consider some grape leaves or pickle crisp (calcium chlorida) though, in that case, I'm thinking ...

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Kirby cukes hold up the large ones mush out.
I bet a juilenned zucchini would fare well in pikliz.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Daikon radish too.

 

[D3monic]

They had some daikon too

 

[grantmichaels]

Jicama would fit, too ...

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Don't mean to keep going but I bet chayote too.

 

[D3monic]

I bet peyote too, .. or make a nice tincture... 

 

[grantmichaels]

Shaman Slaw ...

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Chayote makes killer slaw like an apple that doesn't mush up.

 

[grantmichaels]

Chayote makes killer slaw like an apple that doesn't mush up.

 
That's ironic, because I googled whether green apple would hold up to pickling yesterday ...
 
We have some really hard, tart one's and they seemed like they would go great in the pikliz ...
 
The internet wasn't in favor of their addition ...

 

[D3monic]

I subbed apples for jimcawa in joyners slaw recipe, really good

 

[grantmichaels]

Apples in slaw, totally rockin' ...
 
Apple in vinegar indefinitely, perhaps not so much ...
 
By the way, when did GardenWeb become houzz and go to shit? ...

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Houzz is louzzy.

In FL you should be able to get chayote. Raw they are very green apple squashy cooked in stew they are potatoey but fresher tasting they are very versatile.

 

[D3monic]

Just googled the chayote. Pretty sure my grocer has it.

 

[grantmichaels]

Loving that shit, but especially with D3's fresh poddage ...

The La-Yu really ties the room together ...
PS - It's a MIA thing, but the Cure81's got a sweet thang goin' on ...

 

[grantmichaels]

Color grouping turned out to work nicely this time, with very sensible pairings, I think ...

 

[grantmichaels]

Gorgeous pods from tctenten arrived today ...

As well as from AJ ...

 

[grantmichaels]

 

[tctenten]

Damn…you are like a machine.  Nice work.  

 

[grantmichaels]

All prep'd and ready for future sauce-making adventures!

Freezer has hops, beef, pork, peppers, and anson mills all organzed and ready to provide for Fall activities

Cheers!