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"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
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> "Andy" > wrote in message
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>> James Silverton said...
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>>> 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?

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>> 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!
>>

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> True, also do not take a leak after handling hot peppers.


I have never had a problem with this.