all my nephews & neices plus my grandchildren (I married a grandpa) love salsa - we've always had it around and "...enquiring minds want to know..." so they tried it out cuz the big people were eating it - we have to teach manners to the 2-yr old tho - he likes to keep dipping the same chip in the bowl - needless to say, he gets his own bowl of salsa . . . Sharen Rund Bloechl Lockheed Martin Enterprise Information Systems Sunnyvale Data Center O/5E-61, B/102 1111 Lockheed Martin Way Sunnyvale, CA 94089-3504 sharen.rund.bloechl@lmco.com Phone: 408-756-5432 [or] Fax: 408-756-0912 srund@svl.ems.lmco.com LMnet: 8-326-5432 Pager: 408-539-5146 web: http://webpager.lmms.lmco.com/perl/mtrocall.cgi [or] Operator Assist: 1-800-725-5079, pin 408-539-5146 > ---------- > From: Calvin Donaghey[SMTP:gdonaghey@bitstreet.com] > Reply To: Calvin Donaghey > Sent: Friday, May 14, 1999 3:31 PM > To: Babs VanRenterghem > Cc: chile > Subject: Re: [CH] question of age > > Babs- > My first and third girls dislike chiles in all their form but red bells. > My second daughter, on the other hand, started getting into the salsa bowl > at about 6 months and still does! Be cautioned, however, because I > believe > they feel the burn more intensely than adults do. Start VERY mild and let > them decide. > I am reminded of a scene I witnessed at a chile farm store in New Mexico. > They had all their chiles on display, with a sign "Parents- Please watch > your children. Sampling can be dangerous". > I watched a boy from across the shop, probably about 4, sneak a pretty > orange fruit (yucatan Hab) and pop it in his mouth as I was yelling "Hey- > your son is....." Too late, and the poor child screamed and cried for > about 30 minutes while they tried all sorts of remedies on him. > > Just be very, very careful, and let them decide. The first time my second > youngster got some salsa, I kept her out of it for about 5 minutes to be > sure she knew what the effect would be. She went right back to the bowl > for more, and although she is not a chilehead, she does eat and like spicy > food. > Calvin > > Babs VanRenterghem wrote: > > > Ok, so my husband and I are jumping the gun a little, but he asked a > > good question and I figured I'd turn it over to the experts. > > > > 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? Hot spice, that is. I > > realize it won't be for awhile, but are there parents out there who can > > give us an idea? > > > > Much obliged! > > > > "I'd rather be snowshoeing..." > > > > Babs > > >