> It is possible to have several different heat levels on the same plant > if it was stressed during different stages of fruit development. I've had that happen with Chinense. A gave a friend a couple, he complained of no heat. I tried them and had to agree. Others from the same plant were normal. Also happend with some Jalapenos, first crop had no heat (but were huge), afterwards were normal. > A tip on the Jalapeno; The ones with a pointed tip (Apex) tend to be a little > hotter then the blunt ended ones. This is only true with the Jalapeno Chiles. One of those I pickled Saturday had a pointed tip. I'll have to remember to look for heat differences when I eat it. Tom