Dave Raymond started making this salsa over 10 years ago for family and friends in Rutland, Vermont in a little place called "the gut", a neighborhood southwest of the old railroad tracks historically known for its Italian roots. Dave cultivates all his own peppers, a practice in this quarter for well over 50 years, and prepares his own smoked peppers with apple wood from a local friend's orchard for his flavorful Smoked Jalepeno Salsa. Dave's passion for fresh local ingredients transcends ethnicity, proving that even "cold" Yankee's can produce a hot product with exceptional taste and quality.