"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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>I screwed up big time today and it could get worse. I was out of hot red
>pepper jelly so it was time to make some more. My recipe calls for 3-4
>small hot red peppers and 2-3 red or green bell peppers. The first time I
>made this recipe the peppers were not hot enough. The last time it worked
>our perfectly. Yesterday there were no hot red peppers like the last batch,
>so I tried Scotch Bonnets.
>
> I knew that Scotch Bonnets are really hot, but these weer small. I used
> five of them. Then I added two Jalapenos, which are a little more
> flavourful but not really hot.
>
> Holy snappers this stuff is hot!!!!
>
> To make matters worse, I used a large pot, but not large enough. I
> realized that it was likely to boil over do I was getting a larger pot.
> Too late. She boiled over. There was sticky hot liquid all over the glass
> stove top. Thanks to the sugar, it started smoking. You could use that
> smoke for riot control. I opened all the windows, turned on the exhaust
> fan and vacate the house for 15 minutes.

Thank you for the warning, Dave. Our glass stove top is about 2 years old
and I've not had a boil-over yet. Didn't realize what a calamity it would
cause. Note to Dave: when you see a pot fixin' to boil over, pick it up.
That will instantly give you time to move to a bigger pot or whatever seems
appropriate.
OTOH, I have set off every smoke alarm in the neighborhood with the
microwave. There is a fine line, a very fine line, in making a roux in the
MW between just right and Hell's Bells. Polly