"John S. DeBoo" wrote:

NC wrote:

Hi all,
My chilli plants are starting to bear some nice fruit, and by the looks of
the number of buds, I'll be getting lots!!
As a result, I'm looking for ways in which to preserve them for later use -

Here's how we preserve chile in NM. Once plucked from the plant, place the
chiles in some water for maybe 20-30 minutes. Then put them onto the BBQ grill
until the skins are fairly black or darkened over most of the surface. Remove
from the BBQ and cover with wet towels. After 10 min or so, take them out from
the towels 1 by 1 and peel using thin plastic throw-away gloves. Remove the
seeds.

Its always seemed perverse to me to go to all the trouble of growing hot
chillies then throwing the best bits away!
Anita