In article >,
Bubba > wrote:

> If stress causes heat increase in chilies, I got a poblano yesterday
> that needed some serious therapy. I was chopping away (and, of course,
> have to taste while I chop) and popped a chunk of poblano in my
> mouth.....Wham! We're talking high end jalapeno type heat. Not that
> that's a bad thing, but it sure was a surprise!
> Anyone else out there ever get a "zinger"?
>
> Bubba

Not poblanos, but I've gotten horribly hot jalapenos during drought
conditions.

I gave most of those to the cockatoo.

She loves hot stuff, then loves to play kissy with a pepper stained beak!

Gives a whole new meaning to the term "hot lips".
--
K.