[CH] Habanero Lolliops: Lessons learned
Chris Gleed (chris@gleed.net)
Wed, 22 Mar 2000 10:33:45 -0800
Yesterday, I decided to make some Habanero lollipops. I found a recipe
at: http://www.neosoft.com/recipes/candy/jalapeno-candy.html and
figured I would replace the Jalapenos with Habaneros. I now have eight
of those little fireballs, but in the process of making them I learned
some very valuable lessons I thought I'd share with my fellow Chile
Heads (you probably already know this):
1. Never boil anything with chiles (especially habs) without a fan or
vent above the stove. (The fumes quickly spread throughout my house,
forcing myself and my son to open all the windows and leave the house
for a while.)
2. If you do boil chiles without a stove fan, make sure you don't stand
directly over the boiling liquid. (So that's what it's like to get
sprayed with pepper spray)
3. Once the candy mixture reaches proper temperature (300 degrees), take
all precautions to assure that you don't accidentally touch it with your
finger. (So that's what Napalm feels like)
4. Make sure the lollipop mold can withstand the temperature of the
candy mixture. (Instead of smiley faces, my mold melted making grotesque
shaped lollipops that resembled a Salvador Dalí painting ).
5. When the recipe calls for 10 jalapenos, it is not necessary to put 10
habaneros as well. Two or three will do just fine. (The lollipops are so
hot that I can't eat them).
6. When your wife comes home and wonders why anyone would turn the house
into a biohazardous site by making habanero lollipops, don't reply "To
cover up the taste of your cooking" (oops did I say that out loud?)
I hope you have better luck than I did.
~Chris
http://www/gleed.net/chris/peppers