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big dude

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In case you hadn’t seen it before, thought I'd share a pic of what really good paprika starts out looking like (the pile on the left – picked today). I should have enough to begin drying by weeks end. The anaheims are starting to color a little so should have a batch for drying in a couple of weeks. Both types will end up in my BBQ rub and chili powder. That big fellow on the right is a giant Marconi (sweet) and the small ones in the middle are Wenks yellow – about the size of a big jalapeno and similar heat, except they go from yellow to red vs. japs that go green to red. I plan to make up a batch of ABT’s from them next time I fire up the smoker. The unusually cooler weather is bringing on a bumper crop of peppers.
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Sure you aint making chile powder? Seems like paprika comes from some member of the Pimento family. Or maybe they are all in the family. Who knows? :?

bigwheel
 
Good to see you around here Big Dude.........I thought that paprika was made from red bell peppers. I think I learned that here. :?:
 
dollarbill said:
Good to see you around here Big Dude.........I thought that paprika was made from red bell peppers. I think I learned that here. :?:
I believe commercial paprika may be made from a variety of ripe peppers, but the actual paprika peppers, home processed, yield a product that is fundamentally superior to what we buy in the store
 
Very nice Paprika's. My garden sucks this year. Been too cold. I have some Hab plants that are the same size as they were when planted 2 1/2 months ago. Mt Paps are yellow/green, but the plants are real small.
My tomato plants just started growing about 2 weeks ago. Very bad year. We need more SUVs to get world temps up.
 
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