What did you do in the garden today?

[Acre4Me]

I was curious about the hot pepper sauce you made @Acre4Me. Since you didn't water bath can them, are they shelf stable or do you need to refrigerate? I have jalapenos and like to keep hot sauce around for cooking

The pepper sauce I made is really a flavored vinegar made with jalapeños. It is shelf stable until opened (maybe even after-it’s vinegar with a touch of sugar and salt). It’s my understanding that the “sauce” (flavored vinegar) is sprinkled on greens or anything else.

we will be making another version -more like what others call hot sauce, but it probably won’t be very hot. We have been taking all our red peppers and cleaning them,removing seeds and cutting them in half or quarters then into the freezer. We will blend these in a blender with some vinegar and salt, let age a bit then freeze. It makes a fresh tasting red pepper sauce Purée. We sometimes marinate meat with it, put it on rice, etc.

 

[igorsMistress]

The pepper sauce I made is really a flavored vinegar made with jalapeños. It is shelf stable until opened (maybe even after-it’s vinegar with a touch of sugar and salt). It’s my understanding that the “sauce” (flavored vinegar) is sprinkled on greens or anything else.

we will be making another version -more like what others call hot sauce, but it probably won’t be very hot. We have been taking all our red peppers and cleaning them,removing seeds and cutting them in half or quarters then into the freezer. We will blend these in a blender with some vinegar and salt, let age a bit then freeze. It makes a fresh tasting red pepper sauce Purée. We sometimes marinate meat with it, put it on rice, etc.

How long do you let it age? Got a recipe?

 

[sourland]

Today I picked a 1.4# Mortgage Lifter - that's big for this variety in my experience.

 

[Acre4Me]

How long do you let it age? Got a recipe?

Southern Pepper Sauce (from addapinch website). Use on cornbread, greens, peas.

1C white vinegar
1Tbsp sugar
1 tsp kosher or pickling salt
1tsp olive oil (optional for extra hot pepper sauce)
About 30 small peppers*

clean jars and lids (I sterilized the jars for 10 min, submerged in boiling water).

mix vinegar, sugar, salt, optional olive oil in saucepan to boiling.

fill jars with peppers an pour hot vinegar mixture over the peppers, leave about 1” headspace.

remove air bubbles. Clean jar rim. Place on lid, tighten ring. Allow jars to seal on countertop.

Test seal after 12 hours by pressing finger on center of lid. If sealed, it will not pop back up. If not sealed, put in fridge.

*. I used jalapeños - bought small basket at farmers market (pint basket commonly used for fruit). I did not have 30 peppers! I divided what I had between 3 pint jars, cutting some lengthwise to fit.

We have not tried this sauce yet. But my Louisiana neighbors received a jar and will give me feedback once they open it. It is common in every home in the deep south, I am told.

the southern pepper sauce is on the right.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

That’s a wee bit too much vinegar for me. I have acid reflux but I’m keeping it under control without meds. It sounds really tasty though.

 

[littledog]

Has anyone here tried getchipdrop.com? I just signed up for it to get a load of wood chips when they're available.

Yes, I did recently - it was the greatest! Got a load two days after I signed up, they rang the doorbell before they dumped so I had time to run out in my bathrobe and direct them, the load of chips was really nice and smelled great. From what I hear, your mileage may vary, though. Sometimes people have to wait a long time, I think I just got really lucky.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning Gardeners have to pick some tomatillas may have a squash ready
other than that too darn hot here

 

[littledog]

Quiet garden day today—in fact, nothing got done, including what I'd planned, because we had to unexpectedly run one of our feline overlords (overladies, really, but...cats!) to the vet. They couldn't really pinpoint anything...plus the whole experience was weird, we had to hand her in her carrier over to the tech and talk to the vet over the phone from the parking lot. They sent her home with a sort of "catch it all" medicine and will call in a few days to see how she is. God willing she is all right...I know I *could* handle it, but having to euthanize a third 10-year-plus pet in just over a year and a half would feel like too much right now. God willing...That concern expressed, she is absolutely acting like her normal self, being crazy and wanting to eat everything and overall acting like the perma-kitten she has always been. She was literally halfway up the wall, wild-eyed and fluffy-tailed, a few hours after we returned from the vet. (That is normal for her...Tortietude!) That's a good sign.

Oh, I hope everything goes well with your feline Overlord/lady. We lost both of our dogs within 4 days of each other in July, and the whole distanced vet experience made it quite traumatic, even though the vets did the best they could and were really caring and empathetic. I'm glad to hear the kitty is doing well today.

 

[littledog]

How is everyone's luffa coming along??? Mine never had two flowers going at once, so nothing was fertilized.

I planted mine very late and just as an experiment, and I just have a few teeny-tiny luffa goards starting. Maybe our first frost will be mid/late October, and I'll get lucky.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Let me know how yours does little dog .. may try it next year