RE: [CH] probably not

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> I was wondering about something. Since we know what's the
> substance that makes us love chiles, would there be any way
> to extract it from the chile to make a pure liquid/solid ( not a gas!!! )
> out of it.

   Sure, it's done all the time by folks who wear the "moon suits"
like the people who handle toxic waste.  16 million scovilles is nothing
to sneeze at and is indeed very hazardous to the unprotected.

   There are products on the market like Pure Cap, but I think it's *only*
around 2 million scovilles, IIRC.  There are also numerous ways to
try and extract the capsaicin at home, to a less refined degree than
laboratories use, but I can't recommend them as I haven't tried any... yet.

Scott... gonna try that grain alcohol trick someday... KCK

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