"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> James Silverton said...
>
>> Hello All!
>>
>> There was a recipe in r.f.cooking today using jalapenos where we were
>> instructed to remove the seeds. That might achieve a particular level of
>> hotness but I wonder if people realize that much of the heat is
>> contained in the internal pith and ribs?
>
>
> Yep. I knew that. It's often mentioned on food programs. The other mention
> is
> to prep with latex gloves. My ex once diced up some for a dish and the
> next
> day she put in her contact lenses and her eyes caught FIRE! She tried
> another
> pair and the same thing. We finally figured out the jalapeno oil in her
> fingers didn't just get washed off with a casual soap rinse!!! She was
> lucky
> it caused no eye injury but there was plenty of pain. Lucky it wasn't a
> habanero!
>

True, also do not take a leak after handling hot peppers. Alcohol dissolves
the oil, so if you have some Vodka handy use that to wash your hands off.

Paul