Re: [CH] Peppers & Vodka

Paul Karpowicz (hondamedic@mediaone.net)
Fri, 3 Aug 2001 01:40:37 -0400

Gawd damn it jim you & byron spoil it for the rest of us!!!
all this talk of amide/alkaline & stuff like that!!! Why can't we just enjoy
the heat/buzz from our favarite debachuries?
     Paul (The NorthEast ChileMan)

----- Original Message -----
From: "wildpepper.com" <jim@wildpepper.com>
To: "VoodooChile" <raelsixfour@home.com>
Cc: <Chile-Heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Thursday, 02 August, 2001 9:59 PM
Subject: Re: [CH] Peppers & Vodka


> I'll jump before the Cardinal does, though he's welcome to correct me as
> well ;-)
>
> Capsaicin is not an acid- it is an amide.  If it were an acid, we'd be
> doing major damage to ourselves and it would result in tissue damage,
> which it does not.  Drain bamage, maybe ;-)
>
> Vodka is not alkaline because of it's alcohol content- the one has
> absolutely no relation to the other.
>
> Alcoholic beverages work because cap is alcohol soluable- it is not
> 'neutralized', just washed away or diluted.
>
> -Jim C
> Mild to Wild