RE: [CH] Any News?
Riley J. McIntire (Riley@ChileGarden.com)
Mon, 18 Mar 2002 14:38:03 -0800
> to see if my condition improves. This is really a bum trip.
> Try eating out
> without eating corn, peppers, spuds, or tomatoes. Don't delete
> me from your
> memory just yet, because there is a good chance that the shots
> plus some time
> will allow me to get back into the peppers without a reaction. For now,
> though, it looks like a dismal, heatless diet at my house.
> Believe me when I
> say that bland is the pits!
> Hope all you Chileheads are doing well, and good growing to all
> you folks north
> of the equator.
> Calvin
>
Calvin!
Bad news! My sympathies. One thought occurs to me--capsaicin isn't common
to the solanaceae (and isn't a protein) so you might not be allergic at all
to a pure extract, which could at least give you some heat if not flavor.
Might be worth asking the doctor.
Good luck!
Riley