How about getting him to subscribe again? We are friends after all, and it would not exactly clog his email account... On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:54:48 -0500, Tom Greaves wrote > 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 > > -- =Mark http://www.exit109.com/~mstevens