[CH] History
Sandy Olson (sandyo@myclearwave.net)
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:44:25 -0500
Well, Doug...ancient: perhaps to some of the younger folk on this list.
History: of course, that what makes it interesting. It's fun to hear how
people got hooked on the pod.
My mother wrote in my baby book that my favorite food, at age 5, was chili
con carne. Now that's old compared to the ages some of our chilehead babies
start with peppers but I know my love of things spicy came from my father.
He was a moderate too but loved jals in his chili and what passed for hot
food in upstate NY at the time. He was born and raised in Chicago but
apparently there weren't a lot of ethnic restaurants in the mainstream at
that time. And he was English/Welsh....poor guy. Food almost as bland as
those my Norwegian husband was raised on. It was my Italian mother who
spiced up our lives!
At any rate, my sister can't tolerate even mild heat and I'm getting better
at some type of heat. Wasabi still takes the top of my head off if I put
too large a dab on my California rolls (the only sushi we find in most
places in Iowa!)
SandyO
CH #1146