[CH] Almost 5th MidWest Hot Luck!
Sandy Olson (sandyo@willowtree.com)
Sun, 22 Jul 2001 20:51:18 -0500
Well, I wanted to be the first to report on the hot success of the Almost
5th. We had a grand group of people gathered in Minneapolis and my moderate
tongue was treated to several dishes created so that I would not die in the
process of enjoying them! I did, however, have an out of body experience
when I spread some pepper jelly that Renee had brought back from Seattle, on
an cracker for an innocent looking treat. This stuff was EVIL...I had tears
running down my chubby cheeks for quite some time as I attempted to put out
the fire with all the techniques you "real" chileheads talk about. Then I
had to encourage another guest (young man who is a friend of Renee's, not on
the list) to taste the sweet stuff. He had the same reaction so I knew I
wasn't hallucinating again. It was interesting to see a grown man hopping
around seeking out cold beverages. You guys who love pain are just beyond
my comprehension LOL! I try to avoid hurt and suffering whenever possible.
Renee did an over the top job of organizing and stocking this event. Scott
and Chery from KCKS were there but we missed John Knoll from Topeka (are you
still on the list, John?). I met Green56 and Dean of Tongues of Fire Fame.
We had Minnesotans and Iowans and people we'd never seen before. A good
time was had by all...honestly. We're already talking about next year's
event. Thanks to Chip Welsh for sharing his delicious goodies with us. I
made a version of The Bread but since smoked hab powder is not in the
cupboard of a CH of the moderate persuasion, I used Jim's chipotle powder
and some caribe as well. Very good and well received. It was almost as hot
but some butter on top mellowed it out for my benefit. Scott and Chery,
daredevils that they are, spread the evil jelly on the bread, topped it with
Backdraft and.....actually ate it!
Scott did it twice! I wonder if there is something in the water in KCKS
that causes people to do things such as this?
SandyO
CH #1146, back to my normal state after a wonderful chile-filled afternoon