Re: [CH] Aji Amarillo Heat

Doug Irvine (dougandmarie@shaw.ca)
Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:33:41 -0700 

Riley J. McIntire wrote:
> Doug Irvine [dougandmarie@shaw.ca] wrote:
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>> jim@wildpepper.com wrote:
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>>> Shoulda kept it :-)
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> You know, don'tcha, that Calvin's AAs were hot?!
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>> As did you, I had that list also, as Calvin had it on every jar and
>> every bulk package. Also, as you did, I likely turfed it when I
>> emptied the last jar of his powder. I may still have one of them
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> Hey Doug! Ok, I just went and checked in the glove box of the Prius, and low
> and behold!? Calvin's Pepper Powder. Emergency stash.
>
> "Contains only the dried, powdered pepper pods, the hot fruit of the genus
> Capsicum, including
> Habanero, Aji Amarillo, Rocoto, Hawaiian, Tepin, Cayenne, NuMex, Serrano,
> Thai, and others, no additives or preservatives."
>
> Hmmm, getting a bit old, but still hot and tasty. Hmmm, The Powder, that is.
>
> Riley
>   
Man....you sure saved me a pile of digging! Now Marie can continue to 
tell me that I should clean up this mess, around the computer !  When he 
first started growing the chiles he did it under glass and built a 
greenhouse in his back yard. This started as a hobby, and the first 
powder he offered on the CH list free, had the usual number of those who 
ridiculed it as wimpy and then others who said they enjoyed it. And as 
his business grew, he found that he required more and more powder, which 
he simply could not grow, dry, grind, package and ship out. And still 
run an oilpatch business as well. So, as Jim C told me a few years ago, 
he was supplying Calvin with powder, in a larger quantity than Calvin 
could produce, at the last. Then Calvin became ill, could not shake it 
off, and then found that he was allergic to all of the nightshade 
family! No more tomatoes, potatoes, tomatillas, and not even could he go 
near chile peppers. And then he dropped from view! I am aware of the 
reason for this, as he had told me what was going on. A very nice family 
guy with 3 dtrs and a wife, very hard working, very religious, and lived 
what he believed. Unfortunately, not all the world lives by that 
premise. Marie and I wish he and his four gals all the best.  Good for 
you, Riley, keeping that there all these years!  Doug in BC