The mysterious "Peppadew" pepper - Page 2

gssgarden · November 12, 2007

Deal Addict! Of course I'll share if I get a hold of them. I wrote a few people about them. We've probably crossed paths on this one.

Chris, if we get some, I'm sure the recipies will come soon after.

I went to that resaurant that I had them at to try and get a few but they came in a jar. Which is strange because they claim to only use fresh ingredients in everything they serve. They were stuffed with goat cheese.
While disapointed, they did sell me one of their jars. They are very tasty for sure.

Greg

Worth1 · November 12, 2007

I have been eating these peppers for a long time.
I think the trick to the juice they are in is sugar for the most part.
Notice how thick the juice is?
They may also have to be pressure cooked if the acidity is too low.

If you are so inclined you can do this with them.
I make a salad form these ingredients.
It is costly but you only live once.
1 jar of Peppadews (cut into quarters)
1 jar of yellow roasted peppers.(cut up)

1 jar of red roasted peppers. (cut up)

1 of those little containers of grape tomatoes. (I don’t have any home grown at the time.)

Black Cherry would be good too.
1 jar of pearl onions.
Several fresh garlic cloves cut into quarters.
Some pitted oil cured olives. If you have never had any they are real bitter. (I love them with good ale.(beer)

Put the juice of the Peppadews in the mix but none of the other juice.

Mix up well and become the hit of the salads.

Another real treat is to just put a cherry tomato inside the whole Peppadew and serve thusly.

Worth

blatanna · November 12, 2007

I grew two of these Peppadew pepper plants this year. I saved some seed but unfortunately got them mixed with some other seed. The rest of the peppadew peppers are frozen in the freezer, hence the question about the seeds. I guess i will have a try at germinating some and see how it goes.

windsng225 · December 7, 2007

I freeze peppers also, but the seeds look brown after freezing. They don't look healthy at all. I will have to try to germinating some too. Wouldn't it be great if it works?!
joyce

**Patrina_Pepperina** · December 8, 2007

I had some seeds given to me by a lady in Germany - she's South African - and they were confiscated by Australian Quarantine when I came thru customs on my return to Australia. I was flabbergasted, since they were correctly labelled, and squeaky clean, but some pip squeak in a uniform said they could be anything, and only "commercial" seeds were permitted! As if anyone would mistake a pepper seed as being some weed/threat to bio-security??

PP

**tomatoaddict** · December 8, 2007

I would have gone nuts

and ended up in a security holding cell... LOL

phreddy · December 9, 2007

There is a thread on growfruitandveg.co.uk been running for a long time. A few people have seed. If nothing else you could get in line for 2009 as I am.
I may have some seed myself, haven't been to UK to collect my mail since October. If I get any I will share it for 2009.
Phreddy

Lomatia · December 10, 2007

Patrina,
next time put them in an envelope while O/S and address it to yourself. If it is opened by AQIS as mail then at least you have some paperwork and you circumvent the need to deal with a twerp in a uniform.

**Patrina_Pepperina** · December 10, 2007

I was tempted to go nuts Tomatoaddict!

Phreddy and Lomatia, thanks and thanks!

If you feel like reading the threads, here's the story...

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...ght=quarantine

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...ght=quarantine

PP

Fusion_power · March 26, 2008

I have a very very few seed and a very very few plants of Peppadew started. The seed are from South Africa and from the description are the real deal.

DarJones

robin303 · March 26, 2008

What about 2 seeds Sir.

Worth1 · March 31, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by robin303

What about 2 seeds Sir.

And when you get them to grow and get peppers I would like to have some seeds from you Robin that is if you don't mind.

Just remember the process is a trade secret but I bet I can crack the code on how to do it.

Worth

amideutch · March 31, 2008

PP, next time either mail them or stick them in your bra. At least that way if they go for them at customs you can smack him.

Ami

Tomaat · April 3, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by amideutch

PP, next time either mail them or stick them in your bra. At least that way if they go for them at customs you can smack him.

Ami

Brilliant, I love that idea

.

Worth1 · April 3, 2008

If you go through customs you can sew the seeds up in your clothes or put them loosely in your pocket or luggage.

I have been through custums a few times and the way I see they operate they cant see the forest for the trees.

With lace up shoes you can put them under where the laces go with a few weed seeds and other plant matter even if they look that hard and see something they will just think it was settled in there from walking in the woods or fields.

Worth

November 12, 2007	#18
blatanna Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 150	I grew two of these Peppadew pepper plants this year. I saved some seed but unfortunately got them mixed with some other seed. The rest of the peppadew peppers are frozen in the freezer, hence the question about the seeds. I guess i will have a try at germinating some and see how it goes. __________________ Blatanna

December 7, 2007	#19
windsng225 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: wallingford, ct. zone 6 Posts: 7	I freeze peppers also, but the seeds look brown after freezing. They don't look healthy at all. I will have to try to germinating some too. Wouldn't it be great if it works?! joyce __________________ Love what you do, do what you love!

December 8, 2007	#20
Patrina_Pepperina Cross Hemisphere Dwarf Project™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New South Wales, Australia Posts: 3,094	I had some seeds given to me by a lady in Germany - she's South African - and they were confiscated by Australian Quarantine when I came thru customs on my return to Australia. I was flabbergasted, since they were correctly labelled, and squeaky clean, but some pip squeak in a uniform said they could be anything, and only "commercial" seeds were permitted! As if anyone would mistake a pepper seed as being some weed/threat to bio-security?? PP __________________ Truth is colourful, not just black and white. PP: 2005

December 8, 2007	#21
tomatoaddict Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: zone 5 Posts: 1,459	I would have gone nuts and ended up in a security holding cell... LOL __________________ Secretseedcartel.com

December 10, 2007	#24
Patrina_Pepperina Cross Hemisphere Dwarf Project™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New South Wales, Australia Posts: 3,094	I was tempted to go nuts Tomatoaddict! Phreddy and Lomatia, thanks and thanks! If you feel like reading the threads, here's the story... http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...ght=quarantine http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...ght=quarantine PP __________________ Truth is colourful, not just black and white. PP: 2005

November 12, 2007	#16
gssgarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,827	Deal Addict! Of course I'll share if I get a hold of them. I wrote a few people about them. We've probably crossed paths on this one. Chris, if we get some, I'm sure the recipies will come soon after. I went to that resaurant that I had them at to try and get a few but they came in a jar. Which is strange because they claim to only use fresh ingredients in everything they serve. They were stuffed with goat cheese. While disapointed, they did sell me one of their jars. They are very tasty for sure. Greg

November 12, 2007	#17
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I have been eating these peppers for a long time. I think the trick to the juice they are in is sugar for the most part. Notice how thick the juice is? They may also have to be pressure cooked if the acidity is too low. If you are so inclined you can do this with them. I make a salad form these ingredients. It is costly but you only live once. 1 jar of Peppadews (cut into quarters) 1 jar of yellow roasted peppers.(cut up) 1 jar of red roasted peppers. (cut up) 1 of those little containers of grape tomatoes. (I don’t have any home grown at the time.) Black Cherry would be good too. 1 jar of pearl onions. Several fresh garlic cloves cut into quarters. Some pitted oil cured olives. If you have never had any they are real bitter. (I love them with good ale.(beer) Put the juice of the Peppadews in the mix but none of the other juice. Mix up well and become the hit of the salads. Another real treat is to just put a cherry tomato inside the whole Peppadew and serve thusly. Worth

December 9, 2007	#22
phreddy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 260	There is a thread on growfruitandveg.co.uk been running for a long time. A few people have seed. If nothing else you could get in line for 2009 as I am. I may have some seed myself, haven't been to UK to collect my mail since October. If I get any I will share it for 2009. Phreddy

December 10, 2007	#23
Lomatia Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 147	Patrina, next time put them in an envelope while O/S and address it to yourself. If it is opened by AQIS as mail then at least you have some paperwork and you circumvent the need to deal with a twerp in a uniform.

March 26, 2008	#25
Fusion_power Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,250	I have a very very few seed and a very very few plants of Peppadew started. The seed are from South Africa and from the description are the real deal. DarJones

March 26, 2008	#26
robin303 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Austin, TX Zone 8b Posts: 531	What about 2 seeds Sir.

March 31, 2008	#28
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	PP, next time either mail them or stick them in your bra. At least that way if they go for them at customs you can smack him. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

April 3, 2008	#30
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	If you go through customs you can sew the seeds up in your clothes or put them loosely in your pocket or luggage. I have been through custums a few times and the way I see they operate they cant see the forest for the trees. With lace up shoes you can put them under where the laces go with a few weed seeds and other plant matter even if they look that hard and see something they will just think it was settled in there from walking in the woods or fields. Worth