Seconding the BRILLIANT.
Thanks, guys. It's the tail end of the pepper season here (per the farmer's markets), and a friend who I'm planning to covid-visit (pre-game quarantine, testing, etc.), needs Shelby's Cowboy Candy as an arrival gift. So I am especially glad for this sleuthing.
Meanwhile, you know what I need. I need one of those Master-Preserver types to update the recipes from the "Preserving" Volume of the Time-Life "Good Cook" series. There are some really interesting-sounding concoctions in there. But I think you're not really supposed to use outdated recipes, or whatever. Sigh . . . .
Hang in there, everyone. It seems like it's gonna be a long winter.