Doug, great news. If you can, send me his mailing address and I'll send him a sample for him to try for himself. Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Irvine" <dougandmarie@shaw.ca> To: "Tom Greaves" <tomg@airmail.net>; "Chile Heads" <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>; "Jim Campbell" <jim@wildpepper.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 12:47 PM Subject: Calvin's powder > Just got off the phone with Calvin and we had a very long and really > pleasant conversation. It is the first time we have had such a long talk > for quite a while. His wife and three daughters are all well, one has just > made him a grandpa!! Told him he had a long row to hoe before he caught up > with me with 14 grandkids 6 greats and 2 in the ovens! > For all who were aware of the problem that caused Calvin to quit making > powdered chilies, he has now, several years later been able to eat > tomatoes and peppers! In moderation, if he over indulges in jals, he > suffers for it! > We discussed the new "Calvins" powder, and I am taking the liberty of > forwarding the email from Tom, giving the amounts of various peppers. > I will advise the list of his response to the amounts. > As the use of "Calvins" powder on whatever is produced, he is honored to > have that designation, but he said also that if if is a bad product, he > would be very sad. For which I agree with him! Knowing Calvin for as long > as I have, and the many phone calls we shared back and forth over many > years, and knowing his Christian principles, he would indeed be sad were > the product not be up to his standard. > So, having said all that, now the OLD guy can relax! > Cheers, > > Doug in BC >