[CH] Somebody should'a told me...and...I LIKE it!!!!!
Britt, Robert K (rkbritt@novanthealth.org)
Fri, 24 Sep 1999 08:53:39 -0400
Well here's the story: Last night when I got home I decided to whip up
another batch of salsa to help get us through the winter. I also had my
first batch of habs in my electric dehydrator. I had purchased a small
coffee grinder to make powder and while the salsa was simmering I decided to
give it a try with the habs. Well, it was GREAT!!! The habs were nice and
dry and the grinder worked fine. I did this outside so as not to negatively
affect my wife and kids. I sniffed the powder and it really cleared my
sinuses!!! I tasted and boy was it great!!! So I ended up with two and a
half small jars of hab powder (with many more to dry!!!) and 6 pints of
freshly canned salsa.
Nest part: This morning I decided to put my contacts back in. I figured
the powder would not have the same negative affect as cutting fresh
peppers...WRONG!!! I wore a food prep glove for the cutting when making the
salsa but not for grinding the habs!!! When I inserted my contacts....HUNAN
EYE!!!! Thought my eyeballs were gonna jump right outta my head!!! I
danced, couldn't see, cried, danced some more, blinked, doused my eyes with
saline solution, cried some more...'bout 20 minutes later it subsided...I
figured it would be worse to try to remove them than to just leave them in
and suffer.
Well, that's it. Hope y'all enjoy my little escapades!!! I'm gonna have
lots of powdered peppers around so I need some suggestions now as how to
best enjoy this new-found joy!!!!
Robert
Mild Chile Head and 4x4 enthusiast