RE: [CH] question of age
Jeff James (JEFFJ@Attachmate.com)
Fri, 14 May 1999 08:12:10 -0700
Just a note, that is probably common knowledge but should probably be
shared.
Young children, babies in particular, have a much more acute sense of taste
then we do ('specially those of us that smoke(d) and drink a pot of coffee
each day.) If you've ever tasted baby foods, they all seem to taste the
same, but the youngsters can definitely tell the difference. So when you
decide to start them, start with very small doses of very tame chilis, and
work your way up.
They will definitely tell you when you've hit the point they're not
comfortable with!
- Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: Frank J. Hashek [mailto:pepperking@mindspring.com]
Sent: Friday, May 14, 1999 6:24 AM
To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com
Subject: [CH] question of age
You aren't jumping the gun. Your boys will let you know what they want.
By way of illustration, My sister visited with her daughter some years
back. Bethany was less than a year old, still nursing and in the crawling
stage. She crawled into the garden and picked herself a beautiful red
cayenne, crawled out and began munching. Faye took it away saying "No, too
hot". Bethany began screaming and crying until Faye gave her the pepper
back, saying "You'll have to learn your lesson the hard way". Bethany
stopped crying and ate the whole pepper, and still likes hot chiles today
(she's going on 17). BTW, nothing unusual in her diapers that day either.
Bottom line, if the boys want it, let them have it. If they don't want it,
don't force it.
El Grande's Blessings on your family,
Frank
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>Reply-To: "Babs VanRenterghem" <bvr@gateway.net>
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>Ok, so my husband and I are jumping the gun a little,
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>the boys are only a week shy of 6 monthes old, but he wanted to know
>when we can introduce them to a little spice?
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>Babs
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