Sigh. See what we're missin', Mary! So, guys and gals at Club Campbell. Aside from hot, what's it taste like? Burnt cat hair? Singed insulation? Hot brakes? Hope it dries out for you and the fields are fertile. Hot regards, Riley -----Original Message----- From: owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com [mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com]On Behalf Of jim@wildpepper.com Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 9:58 PM To: Chile-heads@globalgarden.com Subject: [CH] A new club :-) You can't have too many social clubs & there's been another one started at Hotel Campbell this evening :-) Most all of the early arrivals to the fields have ended up here instead of camping in the rain, storms and mud we're having tonight. In honor of the occasion, I broke out a tiny little vial (or is that 'vile'?) that a chemist sent me. It contains 1 gram (at $100/gram) of technical grade 99.99% pure Capsaicin- used for calibrating the HPLC machines. After a little hemming and hawing (and yes- maybe a beer or two ;-) we broke out the toothpicks and gave it a whirl. Impressive, but not quite like you'd think. It truly wasn't as hot as you'd figure, but the burn went all the way from the lips to the lowest part of the stomach. Front, back, top, bottom- you name it. And it hung around awhile also :-) The consensus was the heat was tolerable- no problem there- but it was weird to have your stomach glow from a microscopic grain. And then we followed it up with the bread, Red Savina Habanero cheese, Chipotle Cheddar cheese, and habanero chocolates :-) The things we do :-P -Jim C Mild to Wild(R)