Moldy peppers

13 years ago

Fairly new to drying peppers. I have some that have been sitting on the counter waiting for me to dry them. They appear to be drying somewhat, but some have black on/in them. While cutting them for the dehydrator, the insides of the black ones have brown to black seeds. One had kind of a white mush where the seeds are. It smelled like it was fermenting. I discarded these, but my question is, "Do these black, fermenting peppers give off a different/better flavor or are they harmful?"

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Armageddon
13 years ago
Any mold can be harmful it all depends on the person consuming it. Some of the super hots just do that i run across a couple pods here and there and just toss them out it's not worth the risk you could save the brown seeds and try to grow them out but i wouldn't its better to use healthy seed stock what type of peppers are you growing ?
gardendrivenlife
Original Author
13 years ago
No super hots here: Guajillo, Cascabella, Leutschauer Paprika,Thai Bird, Sm. Vietnamese Hot, and Piri-Piri will be the ones I'm drying. It won't be a problem to get my seed. I am growing many varieties to determine which ones I really will use.And have them as permanent grow outs.Super hots are not on my list, lol.Also getting a feel for how many plants produce how much produce. Just roasted some Heritage 6-4 (Hatch) tonight, really stoked to see how they taste! They smell great!!

Gary
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