On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 19:33:42 GMT, The Bubbo >
wrote, regarding banana peppers:

>they ALWAYS give me hiccups. I love them but there's something about the
>vinegar and the mild heat combined that always gives me hiccups. I get that
>from pepperoncini as well. It's so funny because I eat them, wait a second,
>get the familiar quivering in my abdomen, take another bite and I'm off
>hiccupping and laughing and hiccupping even harder because I'm laughing which
>makes me laugh harder.
>
>Who needs television when I am my own best retarded entertainment

I love pepperoncini, too. Never had hiccups from it, though. Maybe
I'll make Nancy Young's stuffed pepperoncini for the cook-in (if it
actually happens) and take pictures. No, videos.

Carol