At 4:49 PM +1100 31-1-98, Jim Campbell wrote: >Michael, > No, you're right- it probably wouldn't tell us much except how hot your >chiles are in relation to each other. I have posted before that these >tests are >only good in so far as they indicate general potentials for the varieties >rather than predicting absolutes about anyone persons' particular pod. As I >also stated, so very much is dependent on the subject doing the testing >that, to >each their own. The point I was trying to make was that, for all its' >drawbacks, HPLC is the accepted standard for ratings. Certainly it can be >understood the need for a single testing process, rather than a dozen or so >ad-hoc methods each with wildly varying results. Two cents poorer now.... > >-Jim C >MWPH year agree Jim Michael Bailes, The Fragrant Garden, Portsmouth Road, Erina. N.S.W. 2250 Australia. (OZ) Int fax 61 243 651979 Phone 61 243 677322 EMAIL: frgntgar@ozemail.com.au Web page at: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~frgntgar/ 1998 Chilli Festival 8/9 March. http://www.ozemail.com.au/~frgntgar/chili/festival1998.html Free newsletter at http://www.ozemail.com.au/~frgntgar/newsletters/index.html