Matron grows vegetables and fruit in a Hampshire garden. I've been growing veggies since I was knee high to a grasshopper. Some traditional varieties and old favourites as well as new ideas. I share my garden with my allotment assistant Daisy the Labrador. On Twitter as @MatronsVeggies
I snipped the end of these Bishop's Kiss Chillis so that air could circulate inside and out and I put them in my dehydrator for just a day or so.
Now completely dry they could be preserved somehow.
So this first batch ended up in the food processor to make chilli flakes. I think I might sew the next batch together to make a Christmas decoration!
posted by Matron @ 7:19 PM
I was born 20 yards from our allotment. My parents used to 'dig for victory' and never got out of the habit. I grew up on an allotment, so growing veggies is a way of life. I am also qualified as a dog behaviourist and I have set up my own business, www.blackdogdna.com
11 Comments:
Wow! So bright and fresh looking. What a neat gift.
lovely!
They sure look beautiful all in that jar..enough to last a while.they are pretty peppers to string too..I would and hang them up in my kitchen (where I have fake green ones hanging now :o)
Right colour and spice for X'mas!
A great idea. You'll have lots of spice to take you thru the Winter. P.S. Chillis are fab in desserts like brownies or hot chocolate!
A great way to preserve them. I'm sure the next batch will look very seasonal strung together.
What a useful gadget, would you mind me asking where you got the dehydrator from and the cost. I have so many chilli this year and I still have last years that I strung up and dried, they look so pretty hanging around my kitchen and I do use them as well.
Maureen - we bought our dehydrator years ago in the USA, I think it was Wal Mart! You can do a google search, they are available in the UK.
The sun has done a great job of dehydrating ours but I was going to just leave them whole and store. Then I saw your post and thought..WHY keep them whole? I would much rather have them blitzed and then ready to use in a container by teaspoon or shaken over a pizza. Thanks...sometimes one doesn't make the jump..embarrassing to admit ;-(
Matron thanks for the info I will google it.
Fab idea for christmas decorations! They're really pretty :-) Love 'n' hugs, Mel xx
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