[CH] Fear o'Gods Put Into Me...
green56 (green56@PioneerPlanet.infi.net)
Thu, 02 Mar 2000 19:20:27 -0600
On Saturday I was the estatic, blubbering happy - really! I cried! -
recipient of a 1 gal Zip-Lock baggie stuffed to the gills with HICKORY
smoked chipotles. Oh... soft rubbery perfectly smoked things - the
smell drove me nutz!
I was into them in a heartbeat, eating them right outta the bag. Then
got a wild hair to make chili... I used 4-6 when I boiled the beans.
Then three in some butter to impart the flavor/heat into the butter, and
then fried bacon in that. Had to nibble those sauted chipotles
,don'tchaknow? Tossed about 4 into the chorizo when I cooked that...
Ate more than one or two o'those chipotles... When all ingredients of
chili were finally melded together on Sunday to simmer, tossed in about
four more of these WONDERFUL chipotles...
Set up a tray o'chipotle in my dehydrator... Then looked at my coffee -
strong, black and sweet... Then looked at the chipotles, then the
coffee... Then... Grabbed a nice little pepper all dark and smokey,
and dunked that sucker in the coffee! Oh, Jesus! Was THAT ever good!!
Then learned was much better if you put the chipotle in the bottom of
the coffee mug, added the sugar, and *then* poured in the coffee!!!
Feasted on my wonderful chili during the day... My gods, but the chili
was wonderful, and not really hot - just right - but OH!!! SSSSSoooooo
good! Had some popcorn that evening smothered in chipotle infused
butter... Nibbled the chipotles between mouthfuls o'popcorn...
And that night, Sunday, broke out in the WORST case of hives I've EVER
had (only my second time!)!!! Scratched my chest bloody in my sleep
from the itching. Monday I felt a bit better and eased the horrible
rash on my chest with some new olive oil/honey soap I'd gotten Friday.
Tuesday, I was in worse pain from the welts and had spent the greater
portion of the night before again scratching. Wednesday morning I again
tried to ease the pain from the scratching and swelling with warm water
and my new olive oil/honey soap. But by 10:00 a.m. at work, I could
hardly keep the tears back I was in such pain.
Went to the doctor in terror. I just KNEW it was the chipotles! You
can't eat as many as I did and NOT suffer dire consequences -
particularly when you're not used to eating that many.
Found out...
I've "contact dermititus."
Nope, Dear 'Heads! Wasn't the chipotles - tho I'd consumed more than I
ever had in my entire life! - but that damn olive oil/honey soap I paid
almost $4.00 for!!!
Oh, well. So I'm out $4.00. I've still TONS o'chipotles left, tho my
supply is RAPIDLY diminishing! :)
Had me some o'that delish popcorn tonite with butter I'd simmered 6
chipotles in. Ah... Life doesn't get any better than this!
Oh! I never knew ripe jalapenos have a sweet flavor! I love it!
Yes. Life izz great! I love eating smoked chipotles! They're like
fruit roll-ups, but a gazillion times better! :)
green - Still a wimp, but less o'one!
P.S. I LOVE lima beans!