Chilli Mad?

[tim]

We love them. But - isn't it a bit strange that we - or, rather, you - constantly seek remedies for self-inflicted injuries? And did you really taste the lovingly married ingredients? (I know - an old rant!)

How can I spice up my chillies?
Cook them and eat them hot. A cooked up chilli will releases the oils and therefore expand its heat. Thus making the sensation hotter.
Add salt to your batch of chillies this will draw the oils out of the chilli and therefore make your chilli hotter. Also you can use white vinegar, grounded pepper, ginger or garlic to boost the heat in the chilli. Or worse, make a deadly cocktail with the lot. If this is still not hot enough try to use these artificial boosters: concentrated oils or get (battery?) acid! We do not recommend this; we prefer the natural taste and heat of our chillies. So do not try this at home please.

How to stop this burning pain!
There are a few first aid tips, which you can use to put out that fireââ,¬Â¦
Yoghurt, milk, sour cream, ice cream or cheese
Avocado does a good job too. Also any product with peanuts. Sugar, banana, cucumber or dry bread.
Basically any dairy product will take away the pain. The best one so far is yoghurt. Not because it takes the heat away the easiest but because it is not runny and you can keep it into your mouth to cool down. Also ice-cream offcourse this is furthermore a good excuse to eat a whole tub of the stuff.

[tim]

[agapanthus]

You are such a mine of information...wish I was clever.. :D

[tim]

Clever? It's Google that does it!!

[agapanthus]

You cheat!!!!....and there was me thinking you were all that!!!! :'(

[tim]

No, please, not 'cheat'. I know all this stuff from very long experience, but it's much easier to pass on the current printed word than to try to re-invent it? Certainly at my rate of typing. And opinions change over the years - especially in food preservation.

As I've said before, after 30 years of teaching, I find it very difficult not to want to help people to explore.

The family call it 'interfering'.

[agapanthus]

 ;D ;D ;D