Preserving a 50 Pound Pepper Harvest
Pickling pepper brine
4 cups water
4 cups of distilled white vinegar
1 whole head of garlic
2 tablespoons whole peppercorns
1/2 cup pickling salt
1/2 sugar
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I'm currently watching your video for the 4th time. Love the information you provide😊
@ShepherdingPeppersFarm
2 күн бұрын
I adore this ❤️
Whichever of your children was singing their heart out has a lovely voice. I cannot wait til I have bigger harvests. I love watching you work
@ShepherdingPeppersFarm
20 күн бұрын
We have two that sing daily like they are in a musical, it's absolutely wonderful! They are quite expressive! 💚
I love seeing what you make with these big harvests . So much work goes into gardening, harvesting, and then preserving that most people didn't even think about . Great job Natasha i can't wait until the next stage of the pickle and pepper preserving process..... say that five times fast lol. God bless and happy harvesting everyone.
@ShepherdingPeppersFarm
20 күн бұрын
That is so very true, it isn't just reaping the harvest but dealing with a way to preserve it (that you'll actually enjoy using!). I think that is a new tongue twister for the books! God bless you, Darren! 💚
I’m growing the same melons this year and looking forward too it
@ShepherdingPeppersFarm
6 күн бұрын
I look forward to hearing how you like them! We have a melon rating system in our house because we grow so many. 😂
Omgggg😳 look at them all! Peppers are my favorite got 600 plants growing lol
@ShepherdingPeppersFarm
20 күн бұрын
600 is impressive! Do you sell them? Peppers are my favorite too! I eat them like apples 😂
Love the way you always explain what your doing ... another awesome video 😊
@ShepherdingPeppersFarm
20 күн бұрын
Thank you so much! 💚
What an amazing harvest, love seeing them and thank you for showing how you preserve them
@ShepherdingPeppersFarm
20 күн бұрын
Thank you so much! 💚
Wow that is awesome ❤
@ShepherdingPeppersFarm
20 күн бұрын
Thank you! 🫶🏻
Great pepper haul. Thanks for sharing ❤
I love you spirit ❤
@ShepherdingPeppersFarm
20 күн бұрын
Thank you!! 💚
Your videos are soooo helpful! I love how you use each vegetable in different ways. And of course your techniques. You are an old soul 🩷 in a beautiful young package 😉
@ShepherdingPeppersFarm
18 күн бұрын
Thank you for such a wonderful compliment! 💚💚
i run a charcuterie business ive made pineapple cowboy candy peach jalepeno chutney. made chicago pickle relish
@shannonklump1643
12 күн бұрын
That sounds amazing! Can you share?
@katrinalynn6
12 күн бұрын
@@shannonklump1643 3 cups chopped hot chili peppers - You can use a mix of peppers if you’d like anywhere from mild bells to superhots like Morugas or Scorpions, though I like to keep the thickness of the peppers about the same so the overall consistency is even. Lean toward hotter peppers. For this, I used some sweet Italian peppers but included a couple ghost peppers. 3/4 cup white wine vinegar 1/2 cup sugar 2 cloves garlic chopped 1/2 small onion chopped 2 teaspoons yellow mustard seed Salt to taste i used pepperonchinis
You dont need to flash freeze the peppers after cutting . I just put them in freezer bag directly, and when i need to use some of them i gently hit them on the counter top they will immediately break apart
@ShepherdingPeppersFarm
20 күн бұрын
It makes it easier for me to section them into smaller bags with specific cup measurements.
I really enjoyed your info and style of video!
@ShepherdingPeppersFarm
18 күн бұрын
I'm so glad! 🫶🏻🙌
Wow, this is so amazing🙏
@ShepherdingPeppersFarm
20 күн бұрын
Thank you! 🫶🏻
Love your apron!!!
@ShepherdingPeppersFarm
20 күн бұрын
Thank you! I need to get a second, I used to have a blue but a wire fencing incident shredded it 😂
😂 my kids act just like your kids. Always squalling.
@ShepherdingPeppersFarm
6 күн бұрын
Right? Its just a part of mom life 😂
@farmgirlBdub
6 күн бұрын
Yes! And like you said they have a radar 😂
30 mins of pepper?? Yes please 😊😊
@ShepherdingPeppersFarm
20 күн бұрын
🙌 🫶🏻
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@ShepherdingPeppersFarm
20 күн бұрын
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I just LOVE watching your videos. So very informative. I have a question...when you harvest the green peppers first, do you harvest every bit of those green peppers, even the small baby ones?
@ShepherdingPeppersFarm
6 күн бұрын
I'm so glad to hear it!! I will occasionally, depending on my mood. I don't like to harvest them to small to be able to use for the most part, so big enough that they have some purpose in the kitchen 💚
@AGREENERLIFE
5 күн бұрын
Thank you🥱
Good morning! Curious if you’ve ever made smoked paprika? Trying to out how to do this. That is becoming my favorite spice to use. Amazing in egg salad❤.
@DixieBelleAcres
22 күн бұрын
Oh, that sounds tasty!
@beckymartinez9926
21 күн бұрын
I was going to ask the same thing 😊
@ShepherdingPeppersFarm
20 күн бұрын
We haven't made it ourselves yet, the process is fairly simple though! I have my eye on an electric smoker and am hoping it goes on sale on prime day 🤞🏻🤞🏻
@beckymartinez9926
16 күн бұрын
@@ShepherdingPeppersFarm I was wondering if Liquid Smoke could be added if you don’t have a smoker. 🤷🏼♀️
Another great video! I was wondering how you can get enough peppers to make hot sauce when they don't all ripen at once, thank you. Is there a way to keep jalapenos fresh longer for candied jalapenos when I don't have enough?
@ShepherdingPeppersFarm
20 күн бұрын
Thank you! I will store them in an airtight container in the fridge if I am trying to store them for a few weeks. I hope that helps! I typically have the opposite problem, where I am going, "do I really need this many jars of cowboy candy?!" 🫶🏻
@shannonklump1643
20 күн бұрын
@@ShepherdingPeppersFarm thank you! I appreciate the speedy response so I can take care of them🥰
Do you bother trying to isolate peppers to save seed from, or have you found that cross-pollination really isn’t a problem?? Enjoy your videos!!
@ShepherdingPeppersFarm
2 күн бұрын
Its very rarely been an issue! I do try to block plant (several of the same variety in one area) and save seeds from the middle plant but everytime we have gotten a cross pollination its been a fantastic hybrid that I wish I had more off 😂
Is there a way to bring out more of the pepper's flavor and leas of the pain? 🥵😂
@badwolf_gtv7725
21 күн бұрын
can grow not hot varieties, its what i do , i LOVE jalepenos flavor but not the heat. so i grow Nadapenos, they also have Habanadas and some other ones too
@sommedstrom9332
21 күн бұрын
With refrigerater pickles the heat mellows a bit at least in my experience 🙂
@ShepherdingPeppersFarm
20 күн бұрын
I've found ways to increase the heat but have not yet found a way to decrease it 😂 In truth, we made Jalapeno popper grilled cheese sandwiches and they barely had any heat last night (the cheese and other dairy reduced the heat level, as well as cooking!). And we used HOT jalapeños. But just fresh? I have not found a way to decrease the heat yet!
Where are you located?? What part of the country, zone?
@ShepherdingPeppersFarm
6 күн бұрын
South Carolina, zone 8b
Paprika is made with red bell peppers and it's really just used to carry a smokey flavor and red color. Thats what sets it apart from being chile powder. Hints Mexicos powders being called guajillo, ancho, Chipotle, casabel, etc. Every chile can't make paprika.
@ShepherdingPeppersFarm
21 күн бұрын
Sure, you wouldn't want to use traditional chiles in making paprika. But for general purposes using any variety of sweet red pepper will make a basic paprika. Guajillos, anchos, chipotle peppers, etc are all peppers with heat. It may be mild (in the case of ancho) but they still have heat. Your general paprika however (unless specifically listed as a spicy paprika) can be made from almost any non-spicy sweet red peppers. A txorixero pepper for example is very commonly used to make sweet paprika, and you can buy seeds from baker creek if you'd like to make it yourself. 😉
@corrinenolan344
20 күн бұрын
@ShepherdingPeppersFarm oh I know what peppers are which lol thats why i broke that down. I have ten acres, like 2.5 acres of just peppers. We ranch. I'm saying taking any red pepper as you said and dehydrating and grinding it down, doesn't make paprika. It makes different chile powders. And thanks for the seed tips, we save seeds generationally, dry chiles by smoking and ristra.
You are so beautiful