Time to turn up the heat

[customtrim]

Now that the superhots are in season time to put them to use. Yesterday ws pickled eggs and beets today was pepper jam. Used carolina reapers in each, just one for each recipe . Still waiting on my Tabasco i belive they are some of the slowest to turn

[fuzzydaddy]

I love pepper jelly/jam, but it's all been from the grocery store, so surely no where nearly as good as what you made.

[customtrim]

Very simple to make, peppers sugar and vinegar. Peppers of your choice, i use the color of bells to match the color of the hot peppers

[DWCowles]

Oh man o man

[kmhfive]

SWEET! I love it.

[Pirate Scott]

Hmmmm. Looks great, I am hoping a bunch of ghosts will be ready when I get home. I am gonna try to make the ghost pepper garlic salt that has been posted. My wife did some pickle slices with Ghost pepper we have not tried them yet.

[Mr. Bones]

Looks like Delicious meets Fire, from here!!!
I'm in!!!!

[Steve B]

customtrim I don't want to bust your bubble. But the pepper your showing on the black mat(the first pic) is NOT a Carolina Reaper. The one in the egg bath might be.
Reapers are very distinct in their appearance. With a stinger on the bottom and a very wrinkly and pimply surface. Like a very old and shriveled up old raisin. But larger.

I would love to see the plant they came off of to confirm or repeal my allegations.
I had this same discussion with my good friend Spinaker just the other day. Turned out he had a strain of Trinadad pepper not a Reaper.

[Spinaker]

His are exactly what mine look like. And they are hot as all get out.

[Steve B]

Spinaker As hot as the Trinadad is it's pretty scary to think the Reaper is even hotter.

[Spinaker]

Yeah, maybe next year I will get some. Not sure though. Might just go back to what I know. Tons of Jalapeños, Habaneros and Serrano. I never have issues with getting the right plant with those.

That being said, whatever kind of pepper plants I do have, are growing like crazy! Lots of gorgeous color on these two plants. Reaper or not, I was thankful ribeyeguy took the time and energy to start them, package them and send them too me from Wisconsin. What a guy!

In the meantime, I am going to get on that Jam train with these babies! Thanks for posting customtrim

[Steve B]

Agreed Spinaker that was a really nice gesture on ribeyeguy 's part. Sounds like he's a great guy.

[Brewmaster]

hot pepper jelly + cream cheese + smoked salmon on a cracker-to die for

[customtrim]

Steve B all of my plants are grown from seeds from previous year. Being the reaper,scorpion,and ghost are hybrids, it is possible to have something produced that resembles the parents, my other problem could be from these being grown to close to each other and getting a cross pollination from a scorpion thanks to a deer problem. If that is the case then hard to say what they are. To be assured of cross pollination you need 400 feet between different varieties even tho they say 3 could be acceptable. These are about a foot apart. As you can see they all have taken a different appearance. Sorry about the late reply but i get up at 3 and dont stay up very late

[Steve B]

Interesting. You might have a new strain of pepper
A ghoreapion ????? Would be interesting to see what the scoval rating is on those babies.

[Spinaker]

Was doing some dehydrating last night. I have tons of peppers to do. I cant wait to get these in the grinder. They should be about done when I get home tonight.

[customtrim]

Sweet, i do mine the cheap way and hang them