[murrie]

Hi all,

I have a silly question. Is there a way to can jalapenos? I have heard that you can’t can them because it will make them bitter?? Do they need to be pickled prior to canning? Newbie here. I have tons of jalapenos also and would love to can instead of freeze them.

[Black Agnes]

I haven’t heard about ‘canning’ them other than using vinegar. To be honest I haven’t really looked. We’re boring people at my house I guess. I’ve seen various advice about removing the seeds before you can but don’t recall anything about their being bitter?

Have you tried looking at some of the state ag services for canning advice? Also, the ‘Ball Blue Book’ has excellent ideas and advice. My Walmart sells the BBB.

http://www.canningbasics.com/canning-vegetables.html

might be a good place to start. Be careful about canning ‘low acid’ vegetables. You really need a pressure canner for those. I have an ‘All American’ that we love. I have my grandmothers water bath canner. My cousins didn’t want that (or her stainless steel or cast iron cookware) as it looked a little too much like work.

I’m reminded to dehydrate some of these too. To make my own chili powder. (if it doesn’t move fast enough at my house this summer it *might* end up in my dehydrator!)

[goodwithagun]

I pickle mine using instructions in the Ball Blue Book.