I ended up basing the jam off of Chik Hell's jam recipe. I've posted pics and the story of my jam:
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Well, I finally made some jam
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Oops, didn't want that to slip out, Chuk...err..Chik wanted to be the first to tell you guys about the operation...sorry about that Chik Hell....Shooty* said:
I have tried Passow's pepper jam.
The stuff is a brilliant, almost neon red color that is very pleasing to the eye. He used a variety of peppers which I assume he grew and allowed to turn red and ripe which was a good move because this stuff has a fantastic pepper taste. It's a very comfortable heat level that brings a little warmth to the mouth after a few bites.
I had it on a plain crackers yesterday and crackers with cream cheese today ( my favorite way to eat hot pepper jam). Very tasty stuff with a heat level that almost anyone could enjoy.
Two quibbles: It seems just a little runny so maybe a bit more pectin may have helped. Getting the exact right amount of pectin can be tricky; to little and it's runny and too much the jelly becomes too stiff. The other thing is the abundance of seeds in here that I don't really e3njoy chewing on. Seed the peppers next time and you've got a winner Jon.
Thank you very much for the sample!
The stuff is a brilliant, almost neon red color that is very pleasing to the eye. He used a variety of peppers which I assume he grew and allowed to turn red and ripe which was a good move because this stuff has a fantastic pepper taste. It's a very comfortable heat level that brings a little warmth to the mouth after a few bites.
I had it on a plain crackers yesterday and crackers with cream cheese today ( my favorite way to eat hot pepper jam). Very tasty stuff with a heat level that almost anyone could enjoy.
Two quibbles: It seems just a little runny so maybe a bit more pectin may have helped. Getting the exact right amount of pectin can be tricky; to little and it's runny and too much the jelly becomes too stiff. The other thing is the abundance of seeds in here that I don't really e3njoy chewing on. Seed the peppers next time and you've got a winner Jon.
Thank you very much for the sample!
Yep, homegrown and organic! Left on the vine to mature to a deep red.chuk hell said:
Thanks!chuk hell said:
Ya, I agree. I ended up using 3/4 a pack....I should have just used a whole pack.chuk hell said:
Good point. I mainly got lazy and didn't want to deseed 30 Serranos, 8 Jalapenos, 2 Hungarian Hot Wax Peppers, 6 Piquins, 6 Tepins, ,and 1 Purira. The Serranos get really hard to deseed too. But looking back, I should have at least taken out the Jalapeno and Hot Wax seeds. I was actually worried that I used too much vinegar.chuk hell said:
No problem! I'm glad you liked it! I'll be doing a larger/different batch sometime during this years pepper season.chuk hell said:
hmmm...wheres my sample..?? you know...i never had jam before.....