Gawd damn it jim you & byron spoil it for the rest of us!!! all this talk of amide/alkaline & stuff like that!!! Why can't we just enjoy the heat/buzz from our favarite debachuries? Paul (The NorthEast ChileMan) ----- Original Message ----- From: "wildpepper.com" <jim@wildpepper.com> To: "VoodooChile" <raelsixfour@home.com> Cc: <Chile-Heads@globalgarden.com> Sent: Thursday, 02 August, 2001 9:59 PM Subject: Re: [CH] Peppers & Vodka > 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