Re: [CH] Risa's Tortilla Soup question
RisaG (radiorlg@yahoo.com)
Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:20:44 -0700 (PDT)
They were chipotles from the Latin section of the supermarket, not Jim's. I was very surprised by the heat level in them.
RisaG
--- On Sun, 4/25/10, Doug Irvine <dougandmarie@shaw.ca> wrote:
> From: Doug Irvine <dougandmarie@shaw.ca>
> Subject: Re: [CH] Risa's Tortilla Soup question
> To: "Dave Drum" <dirty_dave@chillicooks.org>
> Cc: "RisaG" <radiorlg@yahoo.com>, "'Chile Heads'" <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
> Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010, 7:41 PM
> Dave Drum wrote:
> > RisaG wrote:
> >> You would think that 1/4 tsp would do nothing.
> That is what I expected - little heat - but what happened
> was amazing. It was really hot. Even hubby thought so and he
> can handle the heat these days. I would say that we are more
> than Moderates at this point and that 1/4 tsp was something
> else.
>
> Was that one of Jim's chipotles? I have some he sent me
> last year, and they are HOT! And I don't have a problem with
> heat, but I find these HOT and so I temper them
> somewhat. I dried some of them some more to turn into
> powder, and I had to wear a mask even drying them. They were
> his own fire roasted....I think he stuck some of his Fire
> House in there with them! Good though!
> Cheers,
>
> Doug in BC
>