Long Red Narrow Cayenne Hot Pepper

Description

(75 days) Open-pollinated. Often curled and twisted, the wrinkled peppers grow 5–6″ long, ½” across, and taper to a point. Dark green color changes to bright red. Prolific (“produce zillions”) and hot. The backbone of staffer and activist Hillary Nelson’s red chile pastes. Along with Matchbox dries easily on screens; Holli Cederholm blends them in a food processor for crushed red pepper. Pre-1827 heirloom. Pungent; 3,500–5,000 Scovilles.