Chilli peppers

[lottie lou]

Doh, brain of britain here bought a few pound of what I thought were small sweet red peppers - similar to a smaller version of those long pointy sweet peppers.  Just found out at tea tonight that the sliced peppers in my salad made me jump.  Does anyone have any ideas on how to preserve them for future use other than freezing?  Could have been worse, could have used them for the red layer of the veggie mousse that Goodlife had inspired me to look at. 

[lottie lou]

[Tee Gee]

Hang them up to dry

I lace a nylon thread through the neck of each pepper in chains/ necklaces if you like, and hang them up in the kitchen to use as and when required!

[galina]

Tee Gee's suggestion works very well, done that here too.

[antipodes]

Yep, thumbs up to teegee's idea. When they are dry store in an airtight jar. Then (with gloves on!) open them when you want to use them and shake out the seeds unless you like scorching hot! You can either replump them in a little boiling water or add them dried to sauce-y dishes.