Hot Red Pepper Jelly..... really hot

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I screwed up big time today and it could get worse. I was out of hot
red pepper jelly so it was time to make some more. My recipe calls for
3-4 small hot red peppers and 2-3 red or green bell peppers. The first
time I made this recipe the peppers were not hot enough. The last time
it worked our perfectly. Yesterday there were no hot red peppers like
the last batch, so I tried Scotch Bonnets.

I knew that Scotch Bonnets are really hot, but these weer small. I used
five of them. Then I added two Jalapenos, which are a little more
flavourful but not really hot.

Holy snappers this stuff is hot!!!!

To make matters worse, I used a large pot, but not large enough. I
realized that it was likely to boil over do I was getting a larger pot.
Too late. She boiled over. There was sticky hot liquid all over the
glass stove top. Thanks to the sugar, it started smoking. You could use
that smoke for riot control. I opened all the windows, turned on the
exhaust fan and vacate the house for 15 minutes.
 
"Dave Smith" wrote in message
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Thank you for the warning, Dave. Our glass stove top is about 2 years old
and I've not had a boil-over yet. Didn't realize what a calamity it would
cause. Note to Dave: when you see a pot fixin' to boil over, pick it up.
That will instantly give you time to move to a bigger pot or whatever seems
appropriate.
OTOH, I have set off every smoke alarm in the neighborhood with the
microwave. There is a fine line, a very fine line, in making a roux in the
MW between just right and Hell's Bells. Polly
 
On 30/04/2011 11:11 PM, Polly Esther wrote:



It wasn`t so much the glass stove top itself that was the problem. Sure,
it made a sticky mess, but it was that sugar burning on the burner....
and the hot pepper in the air. It was like mace. I couldn`t breath in
the kitchen.





.. Note to Dave: when you see a pot fixin' to boil over, pick

I dropped the ball there. I had seen it rising and knew I had to get a
larger pot. I took it off the burner for a moment while the mixture
settled and then put it back on while I reached down to get the other
pot. I didn`t think it would boil over that quickly. Since I was making
jelly I didn`t want to throw off the cooking time too much. I have
enough trouble with this recipe setting properly.



However.... I am happy to report that the stuff ended set up nicely and
tried some on crackers with cream cheese and it`s pretty good. It is
not as hot as thought it was going to be.

One not for future reference.... when working with Scotch bonnets I
would recommend rubber gloves. I never used them for the hot red peppers
I usually use. I didn`t need them. It is now more than 6 hours since I
cut up those SBs and scrapped the seeds out. My hands are still hot. I
am happy to say that I have not rubbed my eyes. Been there, done
that.Never again.
 
On 01/05/2011 11:10 AM, J. Clarke wrote:


My worries were unfounded. I originally tasted it off my fingers before
cooking. I just dipped the tip of my finger into the pureed pepper,
sugar and cider vinegar mixture before it was cooked. It was way too
hot. When it boiled over and burned I had to vacate the kitchen and air
out the house because I could not breathe. It was crowd control
material. After it was cooked and set I had some on crackers and cream
cheese. It is pretty good. It is hot, but not too hot.
 
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