Michael Odom wrote:

> From today's NY Times:
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> "It's a burning issue for some hot-pepper lovers: Whatever possessed
> Kevin M. Crosby to create the mild habanero?
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> "For Dr. Crosby, a plant geneticist at the Texas A&M Agricultural
> Experiment Station here near the Mexican border, the answer is simple:
> "I'm not going to take away the regular habanero. You can still grow
> and eat that, if you want to kill yourself."
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> "But for those who prize the fieriest domesticated Capsicum for its
> taste and health-boosting qualities, Dr. Crosby and the research
> station in the Rio Grande Valley have developed and patented the TAM
> Mild Habanero, with less than half the bite of the familiar jalape=F1o
> (which A&M scientists also previously produced in a milder version)."
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> Does he like slow athletes and clumsy ballerinas, too? Is his
> favorite car a Pinto or a Yugo? Does his wardrobe consist only of
> argyle?

Just in time to offset the Tezpur pepper that runs 850,000 Scoville.

Pastorio