Re: [CH] History
Paul Wilson (wilsonster@gmail.com)
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:30:55 -0700
Hi People,
Sandy Olson wrote:
> 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
>
>
I have no idea if this will make it to the list, I never see
my own posts.
A little more history, My Dad grew peppers for market. An
entire two acres of peppers was way too much of a
temptation for a five year old like me. My parents would
find me sitting on the ground in the pepper patch munching
on Jals or Serenos. My Mom thought I was crazy.
All my life I have loved hot spicy foods. My wife consideres
bell peppers hot, but both of my daughters and now my
grandkids love the peppers. It did my heart good to see my
two year old grandson munching on a Thai Dragon from my
garden. We had to stop him after the first one, did not want
him to get sick.
It was a God Send when I stumbled on this list in 1993. I
love this list just the way it is, regardlessw of posting
problems.
Paul in San Jose, CA