tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post4693729409267333731..comments2024-03-18T20:50:36.597-07:00Comments on Rural Revolution: Dehydrating bell peppersPatrice Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-24657261446489366562014-11-11T13:46:53.863-08:002014-11-11T13:46:53.863-08:00Next time bring in the green peppers, too. They w...Next time bring in the green peppers, too. They will ripen if you put them in a big bowl. We do it every year with different types of peppers, but they all ripen & turn color.Marivenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132799501322678149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-57460505992217035312014-11-11T12:01:04.918-08:002014-11-11T12:01:04.918-08:00Yes, green peppers are unripe colored peppers. Yes...Yes, green peppers are unripe colored peppers. Yes, you may eat them green with no ill effects. Dry them, pickle them, roast them, can them, freeze them, salsa them, they're all lovely.<br /><br /> Just like tomatoes, once they have gotten to the stage where they will begin to color up soon, you can pick them green and leave them on your counter and they will turn anyway. Window sills are not needed as tomatoes and peppers mature during the dark. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-25338704248109135792014-11-10T22:02:09.347-08:002014-11-10T22:02:09.347-08:00We love bell peppers any way we can get them. Dehy...We love bell peppers any way we can get them. Dehydrating doesn't happen much for us as we eat them too fast. We live in Nome Alaska and the typhoon didn't effect us too much. We had wind and snow on Sunday, but nothing fierce.Pattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-38766509407231925652014-11-10T18:41:14.583-08:002014-11-10T18:41:14.583-08:00I'm a bit lazier. I simply slice them into st...I'm a bit lazier. I simply slice them into strips to dehydrate (plus they don't fall through the grids on my Nesco trays), then when they're dry I break them into smaller pieces. So far, I've eaten them up to 2 years from dehydrating, still with good flavor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-31867214939223178782014-11-10T17:55:24.143-08:002014-11-10T17:55:24.143-08:00I'm with your younger daughter on this. My wif...I'm with your younger daughter on this. My wife and I LOVE bell peppers, ALL colors! My wife makes a delicious salsa using one green, one red and one yellow pepper, along with a cut up onion and other spices and goodies, to put in her home-made burritos. It's out of this world. Best darn burritos I ever ate! --Fred in AZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-80661534880247558722014-11-10T16:58:25.077-08:002014-11-10T16:58:25.077-08:00Never had enough peppers to do this, but we usuall...Never had enough peppers to do this, but we usually do a few batches of tomatoes this way each summer, and then either rehydrate them, or use them as folks would use 'sundried' tomatoes in recipes...I love throwing them into pasta salad. greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282685892329599436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-40354421755672324372014-11-10T15:57:56.293-08:002014-11-10T15:57:56.293-08:00I'm with younger daughter - I could eat 2-3 re...I'm with younger daughter - I could eat 2-3 red bell peppers a day. I like the green ones but only if they've begun to turn red so they're sweet. I make stuffed peppers and freeze them for winter.<br />KayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-90526423785050935242014-11-10T14:46:48.108-08:002014-11-10T14:46:48.108-08:00Wow, I'd be dead (instead of in my 60's) i...Wow, I'd be dead (instead of in my 60's) if green peppers were bad for you. Green bells get a sweet pepper smell when they are ripe.<br /><br />Tell younger daughter that those red peppers are excellent in a quick omelette with dried onions, too!<br />Jan in NWGAUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18137391627656146813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-71571571553309978782014-11-10T12:30:57.880-08:002014-11-10T12:30:57.880-08:00And, of course, they freeze well too. Frozen pepp...And, of course, they freeze well too. Frozen peppers work well for cooking, but not for salads and such.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-59134626374796969602014-11-10T11:43:11.710-08:002014-11-10T11:43:11.710-08:00Have you ever roasted them (the red ones) and then...Have you ever roasted them (the red ones) and then canned them? Tasty!<br />Xa Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10542611446828065852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-15523632391493378172014-11-10T09:13:08.935-08:002014-11-10T09:13:08.935-08:00Patrice, someone told me once that green peppers ...Patrice, someone told me once that green peppers are unripe peppers only and shouldn't be eaten. I have no idea if it's true, but if it is, your younger daughter may have instinctively known which was healthier. :-) I always use the red, orange, yellow ones now just in case. <br /><br />Really like the pics of the bell peppers being dehydrated. I get so many good ideas from your blog. I like to dehydrate food, too, it takes up so much less room when dried. <br /><br />Thanks for having a great blog.<br />debk <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-8156993983239853022014-11-10T08:57:10.649-08:002014-11-10T08:57:10.649-08:00Sounds like a good way for them to go.I sweet pick...Sounds like a good way for them to go.I sweet pickled some chilli peppers this year and they taste great.<br />I like the blog. Found it through pp's!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.com