Owner of Sweet Heat Derek Blumenschein pours a fresh batch of his pepper jelly into an automatic dispenser at the Pend Oreille Specialty Food Incubator's commercial kitchen.
December 30, 2025
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Buried in the back of the Bonner Mall, it’s not uncommon to find Derek Blumenschein and his employees making and canning his signature pepper jelly.