Pepper jelly

ninnymary said:

I try to buy some homemade pepper jelly from craft fairs. The only problem is that it's not hot enough for me. Sometimes you can't taste any heat. Not that I like it super hot or anything.

Mary

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Mary, if i had any left i would send some to you. my dh makes his own every year. i usually grow lots of habanero peppers just for him to make it. last year i didn't get much of a crop so he mixed them with some peaches and it came out nicely with some bite! dh is a hot sauce fanatic so he knows how hot he LOVES it!

Aww...thanks for the offer anyway Chickies. That was sweet of you.

Mary

Not sure if this is the same thing, but we make hot pepper butter...don't know why it's called that as there is no butter in it, nor does it have a butter like consistency.

We use it on sandwiches, mostly, but it's good on nigh anything that tastes good with a little kick to it.

Cooking it down.....the first is regular banana peppers and the second is jalapeno...





I'm the only one that uses it nowadays, so we do a batch every other year or so to keep me in good supply.

my dh does his more like a jelly with pectin, apple cider vinegar, sugar, and of course the hottest peppers i can grow!

Beekissed said:

Not sure if this is the same thing, but we make hot pepper butter...don't know why it's called that as there is no butter in it, nor does it have a butter like consistency.

We use it on sandwiches, mostly, but it's good on nigh anything that tastes good with a little kick to it.

Cooking it down.....the first is regular banana peppers and the second is jalapeno...

I'm the only one that uses it nowadays, so we do a batch every other year or so to keep me in good supply.

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That stuff is ADDICTIVE. I made 3 dozen half pints of it this year and all the fellas in the family have nearly wiped me out. I use it to baste a ham, on sandwiches and it also goes great with our venison summer sausage.

I've not made hot pepper jelly yet, although I've eaten several times and do like it very much. Gonna have to remedy that next year!

You're exactly right! I can't really eat a sandwich without it now. When I have to eat a sandwich away from home it always tastes very bland to me without any hot pepper butter.

@Beekissed could you post your recipe for the hot pepper butter for me? i think my dh may like it.

Sure can. This recipe is from the 70s, so you'll have to do your own figuring on just what constitutes a peck nowadays. Back then they actually had peck baskets and bushel baskets one could use.

1 peck of hot peppers
3 lbs. brown sugar
1 qt. yellow mustard
1 qt. vinegar
3 T. salt

Grind peppers(we now pulse them in the blender for a smoother texture), add all ingredients, bring to a boil for 15 min. Add cornstarch slurry (my recipe says 6 heaping T. of cornstarch)to thicken to desired thickness. Preserve as usual with hot water bath method.

Makes 9 1/2 pt.