Re: [CH] Swift Tiger sauce

Jim Campbell (jim@wildpepper.com)
Fri, 13 Nov 1998 21:41:27 +0000

Acids (vinegar, citrus, etc) increase the effects of capsaicin.  Sugar
(carrots, sucrose, fruit, etc) mollify it's effects.  Sweet/hot is
caused by the sugars (Glucose, Fructose, or Sucrose) masking the cap
until they're gone.  

Glad you're finding use for all those free peppers ;-)

-Jim C
MWPH