Hi all. It has been a while. You probably don't remember me - I lurked from '96 to early '99 - but I remember many of you. I just re-subscribed 'cuz I missed the list a lot. It's great to be back reading about chiles everyday, but I have a problem. Whenever I eat hot peppers they leave a bitter aftertaste in my mouth. I love the heat and the flavor of the pepper, but the bitter aftertaste slows me down a lot. Has anyone else experienced this? Is it my brain's way of stopping me from eating hot things? Could I be tasting the cap left in my mouth by the peppers? Do I just have to deal with the bitterness to enjoy the peppers? -Ben bholm@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/