>1. Not everyone likes red Tabasco sauce, but most people on the list have >probably tried it. If Tabasco rates a 5, how would you rate the hottest you >can tolerate? (Higher is hotter.) ...not real keen on Tabasco but I would say I can handle around a 9 but don't like to push it to 9 all the time. >2. What is the hottest pepper you routinely eat? What is your favorite >chile? .....hotest-habs, favorite depends on what I am using it for but love serranos, jalapenos (mine were killer hot this year), and cayennes. >3. How many times a week do you normally eat something you'd consider hot? ...Daily and at almost every meal of the day. >4. How long ago did you first start eating hot stuff? How old were you? >(Yeah, yeah, I know that I can then calculate how old you are...as if I >care...) ....as a kid, maybe around 12 when my brothers and I would eat pickled cherry peppers and Frank's Hot Sauce sandwiches. I am still a kid, just an older one.... >5. What is the first hot food you remember eating? ....commercial pickled peppers and horseradish. >6. How long ago, in hours, did you eat something hot? ....about 2 hours ago at lunch, a little mexican place in the plaza..... >7. Approximately what percent of your hot food comes from: > - Fresh peppers...60% > - Dried peppers...20% > - Sauces and salsas...15% > - Restaurant meals...5% > - Second-hand consumption and inhalation...not on purpose! > >8. Do you grow your own peppers? ...yes > >9. Do you cook with chiles? ...yes but limited depending if'n the younguns are eatin it too. Then I put it on afterwards. >10. Do you dry chiles for later consumption? ....Yes >11. Do you make your own powders? ....I plan to for the first time this year. >12. What is the most unusual thing you've ever done with chiles (that you >want to talk about)? ....nothing is unusual on this list and I probably couldn't top Rael so never mind but did I tell y'all about my tomatoe with a Bill Clinton type growth on it....I digress...... >13. Have you "converted" people to the ways of chile? How many? ....I have 2 budding offspring chileheads, and not sure if I have converted or just renewed interest for some........ >14. Do people consider you crazy (for more that just chiles)? Is it a good >thing or a bad thing? .....yeah, they always have and no I don't think it's a bad thing, probably close to the truth anyways....... >15. How would you describe your cultural heritage? Is it a culture which >typically eats chiles? ....German and Czech, but like, 3rd generation at best, and living in upstate NY. >16. Indicate which fits best: > - I am a radical vegan > - I am a vegetarian > - I tend towards vegetarianism > - I'm an omnivore > - I like meat and potatoes XXXX - I didn't get to the top of the food chain for nothing >17. Have you ever eaten something which you would consider too hot? Describe >the case. ...When I tried Dave's Insanity Sauce, not only hot but tasted horrible. If something tasted great but was too hot I would probably eat some anyways and take breaks. I just tend to eat it faster somehow thinking that to clear it and then drink is gonna help. >18. Have you ever entered a hot substance eating contest? How did you do? ....no, but I did enter my brothers "great banana race" once but I guess that doesn't count.......not hot but funny! >19. Have you ever had an unusual strong reaction to eating peppers? What was >it? If so, have you had gastrointestinal problems, such as an ulcer? ....No, not really. And no, never had an ulcer or heartburn to speak of. If I eat a lot of peppers in a day, let's just say that it regulates the system. >20. Do you grow your own chiles? Lots or a little? ...Yes, and usually a 1/2 dozen of 5 or 6 types. >21. Is your profession related to chiles? If yes, what is it? ...Well, no but I profess to be Chilehead list member and that is a profession in and of itself, no? >22. How long have you been on the Chile Heads list? ....Ah, I think around 3 years but I am not sure, time sure does fly. Let's see, back then some of the regulars were the Opersteny brothers, Rael, Dances with Carp, others..... >23. Are you a knuckle-dragger? (If you've been on the list a short time, you >may not understand this...) ....ah yes, tis true. Maybe not too lady-like and my Aunt Lil would be mortified but that is the way it is! >24. How do you spell the name of our favorite fruit? ....not really sure, grapes or cantalope maybe but my favorite nut is Robin Williams >25. Do you use chiles for anything other than eating? What? (rael, control >yourself...) ...decorations, fumigation of the house, scare tatics, interesting conversation...... >26. Where do you live? ....Upstate (near Ithaca) New York >27. Is it hotter in the Summer or the city? .....City, hands down but this summer is an execption. Now, did I bring my lunch or ride the bus? Linda Reynolds