Usenet Newsgroups Re: Peppers and peaches From: gpuester@comcast.net (gloria.p) George Shirley wrote: On 9/7/2010 9:22 PM, gloria.p wrote: I have never had a problem with one item contaminating other items through a vacuum sealed bag. What's up with that? Also I am envious that you can get roasted chiles locally. We can get fresh chiles and dried chiles but that's about it. Our garden center and quite a few other places (including temporary empty-lot vegetable stands have big, rotating mesh drums with propane burners under them.  You can smell the roasting for blocks.  When each batch is done they transfer them to heavy plastic bags to sweat and loosen the skins.  I don't think it would be too hard to do on a gas grill, but they do such a good job, why bother. I am looking forward to cooler weather for green chile, red chile, soups, stews and roasts. Much of our cooking has been done on the gas grill this summer because it has been SO HOT. I take it you don't have air conditioning? We couldn't live here without it so I find it strange that everybody doesn't have it. ActuallY we Do HAVE A/C.  It was one of my secret criteria when we were house hunting here, but DH doesn't like to run up the electric bill so we use it sparingly, around 11AM-5PM when it begins to cool off outdoors.  (That's one of Colorado's benefits, it cools down ~20 degrees as soon as the sun sets.) I thought about peach jam but we have more jam in the basement pantry than we can use in multiple lifetimes. Think food bank. I gave a bunch to Abraham's Tent one year, they feed needy people. They actually brought me the jars and rings back one month later. Really nice people at these places. I am sure, but the food banks are picky around here and are suspicious of home made anything.  I end up giving it to neighbors.  Took jars of apricot jam to my doc and his assistant today when I went in for my annual physical.  They were astonished that I had made it myself from our own trees.  (City folk...) I thought I was done for the season. :-( There is no season in home preserving to my knowledge, when you gets it you cans it. Seems I remember hearing that as Melba's Mom's motto.  Thanks for the reminder. gloria p Subject  Peppers and peaches  Re: Peppers and peaches  Re: Peppers and peaches  Re: Peppers and peaches  Re: Peppers and peaches  Re: Peppers and peaches  Re: Peppers and peaches  Re: Peppers and peaches