Our supply of ground chimayo chile (from a woman in Chimayo, NM) is finally almost gone so this year instead of planting anaheims I set plants started from twelve year old chimayo seeds. Thinking they might not do too well because of their age I used almost my entire garden. Wrong. Now I have seven and a half 4 foot ristras drying and I don't know how to save them. Whole? Ground? Freezer or the basement? We've always bought ground chile or, when using whole dried pods, we would briefly sear the pods in a hot iron pan. Can't do that with seven ristras worth. I need help.
thx,
sa