On Sat, 12 Dec 1998, J.J. Sommerville wrote: > I made some Five Alarm Beef Chili last night...and it's Too hot for me. Not > horribly so (I did manage a bowl with some French Onion Dips [out of sour > cream] thrown in). My hubby likes it the way it is......how do I make it > bearable for me? I have about a quart or so left and would like to eat it > without pain....8) Any hints? I think that if you cut some potatoes in 1/4 - 1/2 inch thick slices and cook those in the chile, they'll draw away some of the heat. I've never tried it, but I believe I've read it somewhere. Chuck Demas Needham, Mass. Eat Healthy | _ _ | Nothing would be done at all, Stay Fit | @ @ | If a man waited to do it so well, Die Anyway | v | That no one could find fault with it. demas@tiac.net | \___/ | http://www.tiac.net/users/demas