Ristra Cayenne Pic....05-19-09

AlabamaJack · May 19, 2009

This is the first cayenne I have picked this year...I love the shape and size of this cayenne...as the name, Ristra Cayenne indicates, I will be making ristras out of these...I have two plants and should get a lot of peppers off them...

splitcane · May 19, 2009

Sweet Start, that is one big Cay...

Do you like them better Green or Red...?

Nova · May 19, 2009

Nice pepper AJ. I want to munch it!

AlabamaJack · May 19, 2009

splitcane said:
Sweet Start, that is one big Cay...

Do you like them better Green or Red...?

I like to eat them fresh green with my meals but I like to let them ripen to red for ristras/powder....

Novacastrian said:
Nice pepper AJ. I want to munch it!

I am having it for lunch today Nova...I will think about you when I am eating it....

splitcane · May 19, 2009

I too like my Peppers fresh just before they turn, seem to have more of a Citrus Flavor then the ripe one's. This is the first year I will have enought Peppers to dry, I'm looking forward to creating some cool mix's...

caroltlw · May 19, 2009

Hmmm, never tried a green one. I've got plenty of those to munch on and another red one too. Maybe I'll put some in my burgers today.

Haven't decided how I'm going to dry my peppers yet. Can't do the dehydrator thing on 12v. :lol:

rainbowberry · May 19, 2009

I used to find this a good site for info on ristas for noobs clicky. Click on drying on the left and scroll down.

imaguitargod · May 19, 2009

COnsidering the amount of peppers you get your plants to make, that's going to be one MASSIVE ristra!

caroltlw · May 20, 2009

rainbowberry said:
I used to find this a good site for info on ristas for noobs clicky. Click on drying on the left and scroll down.

Thanks for the link. I think I might try the car method - if the humidity cooperates.

RichardK · May 20, 2009

A week ago I made my first Ristra out of Caribbean Red habaneros and Orange habaneros, Almost half way through drying... By the way, Habaneros are not easy to tie up!

kilobit · May 21, 2009

This is a ristra I made last year.
It's made with regular cayenne's

I did not use a "real" ristra tying technique, but just threaded 3 - 6 peppers with a string and knotted it in a circle around the vertical string.

Blister · May 21, 2009

RichardK said:
A week ago I made my first Ristra out of Caribbean Red habaneros and Orange habaneros, Almost half way through drying... By the way, Habaneros are not easy to tie up!

You think that's hard, try putting panties on a bull calf.

Omri · May 21, 2009

Tepin ristra anyone?
It all looks great, but the habs are just plain cool.

AlabamaJack · May 22, 2009

I just love the ristra pics and can't wait to make some of my own this year...and from what I learned last year...air dried pods make great seed savers...

caroltlw · May 22, 2009

Ripen, dammit, ripen. Me want pretty peppers!

FYI:
Back on blackberry internet so less typing and no good pics for a while.