On Jul 26, 7:22*pm, Janet Wilder > wrote:
> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
> > On Jul 26, 10:12 am, Janet Wilder > wrote:
> >> James Silverton wrote:
> >>> 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?
> >> I always remove the seeds *and* the membranes then rinse the peppers. I
> >> have very, very little tolerance for capsicum-based heat.
>
> > You can grow jalapenos with no heat.
> >http://www.amazon.com/Fooled-You-Jal.../dp/B0016206YG
> >> --
> >> Janet Wilder
>
> > --Bryan
>
> I am growing some with lower heat right now. They add a nice flavor and
> aren't too hot for me. They are really good when I let them turn red on
> the plant.
I don't know about "Way-the-heck-south Texas," but when we lived just
north of Tampa, Florida, our chile plants survived the winter in a
planter on the stairs. Red and green are both great. Sometimes red
is hotter. That's always been the case with my NuMex Big Jims.
>
> --
> Janet Wilder
--Bryan