Don't let my last post make you think that I only like to watch others eat peppers. @papa-pepper got his name because of his own passion for The Way of The Pepper.

Preserving the harvest is key to making the most out of your garden. Since I have not yet established a local outlet for my peppers, I've got a lot to use up myself. With so many different ways of using and preserving them, it's not really that big of an issue for me. However, thanks to steemit, I can begin to share some of the ways that I enjoying using and preserving my peppers so that they can be enjoyed months later, long after the harvest has ended.

I've always enjoyed pickled eggs, and some years ago I found out that if you add a hot pepper to each jar, the heat from that pepper penetrates everything in that jar, bringing up the spice level of all the contents.

When you wind up with piles and piles of peppers like papa, you need something to do with them.

Writing things with them only gets you so far, and you still need a way to preserve them.

If you have access to piles of eggs too, then I've got a great idea for you!

INGREDIENTS:

* Eggs

* Peppers

* Pickling Salt

* Water

* Vinegar

* Apple Cider Vinegar (Optional)

DIRECTIONS

Hard boil and peel the eggs.

Be sure to get a bunch of them, as you can fit a lot in each quart jar.

In a pot, bring a mixure of 50% Water & 50% Vinegar to a boil.

Fill your sterilized Quart jars with as many hard boiled Eggs as can easily fit.

Halve your Peppers (I used Carolina Reapers) and feel free to save the seeds to grow next year.

Add a Pepper to each jar, along with a splash of Apple Cider Vinegar and a tablespoon of Pickling Salt. Then fill with the hot Water/Vinegar mixture. Hot water bath or pressure cook for long, non-refrigerated storage or just allow to cool and place in the fridge if you have the space.

I realize that this method does not use up that many peppers, since only one goes into each jar. However, this gives an excellent flavor to the pickled eggs and adds a tolerable edge to them. Plus, I'll have some more uses coming up in the near future, after all, I'm @papa-pepper! For the best results, allow the jars to sit for at least three weeks to a month, to allow time for the heat from the peppers to saturate the eggs.

I made these a few weeks before heading to Wisconsin, and though it may have been a little premature to try them when I got back, sometimes it is hard to wait for a good thing, so here it goes.

@papa-peppers PEPPER PICKLED EGGS