Re: [CH] Peppers & Vodka

wildpepper.com (jim@wildpepper.com)
Thu, 02 Aug 2001 20:59:22 -0500

I'll jump before the Cardinal does, though he's welcome to correct me as
well ;-)

Capsaicin is not an acid- it is an amide.  If it were an acid, we'd be
doing major damage to ourselves and it would result in tissue damage,
which it does not.  Drain bamage, maybe ;-)

Vodka is not alkaline because of it's alcohol content- the one has
absolutely no relation to the other.  

Alcoholic beverages work because cap is alcohol soluable- it is not
'neutralized', just washed away or diluted. 

-Jim C
Mild to Wild