"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 4 Jun 2015 07:22:01 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
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>> My husband, on hearing this study, wanted to know who puts Tabasco on
>> their mashed potatoes, anyway.
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> That was my first thought too.
Me too! I only know of one person who might do that. A relative of my
mom's who had some problem to where he couldn't taste any food. He said if
he put enough Tabasco on there then the tingling sensation let him know that
it was in fact food. We had no Tabasco in the house so he said black pepper
would do. He put so much pepper on his meal, I thought he would choke. He
didn't/