Re: [CH] Flak from family members?
Dave Sacerdote (davesas@ntplx.net)
Sun, 18 Apr 1999 13:53:16 -0400 (EDT)
>I'm almost afraid to raise this subject, but does anyone else get serious
>flak from family (or friends) about the amount of pepper we eat?
Like many others here, I have quite a collection of hot sauces, all of which
I've at least tasted and most of which I use regularly. And, of course,
there are the fresh chiles I grow in the garden and buy at the supermarket,
and the powders and sauces I make at home, etc.
My non-CH friends think its nuts, of course, but my family doesn't think
anything of it. In fact, when members of the family travel, they will often
stop at local markets and buy limited-distribution hot stuff to bring home
for me. :-)
>My folks
>long ago wrote me off as a nut case on the matter, but Mom still looks hurt
>when I put dry pepper or a sauce on something she has cooked. "Taste it
>first!" By now, the standard gag I use when she cooks something perfectly
>is to say "Needs more red pepper."
<g> I don't eat hot pepper on EVERYTHING, so I don't catch hell from my
mother about that.
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Dave Sacerdote
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