Re: [CH] dehydrator-ing peppers Question
Mike Stallcup (michael.stallcup@msfc.nasa.gov)
Tue, 16 Oct 2001 11:58:38 -0500
Leslie wrote:
>and lastly gloves..... I am going to have hunan fingers for a month.
>makes contact lenses a pain..... understand why Susan went to glasses
>only..... maybe I am playing with the peppers too much..... but none of
>the gloves seem to be working. if all that capsicum leaks through, why
>as a nurse am I bothering to wear gloves around my clients???
>
>WD-4o only seems to spread the burn.... lemon juice seems to make me
>think I feel better but I still am able to spread the oil even If I
>cant' feel it.
>I seem to have habanero finger tip pretty heavy.... oh the joy of peppers.
As I wrote on 10 Oct 2001:
>My simple solution after cutting chiles is to have my wife pour
>isopropyl alcohol ("rubbing alcohol") over my hands while I "wash"
>my hands. She pours for me so I won't touch the bottle lest I get
>chile juice on the outside of the bottle, thereby making the wife
>really upset. I usually follow that with soap and water to wash the
>alcohol off. When I have followed this routine I have never had a
>case of Hunan Hand (or anything else). On those occasions when I've
>been too lazy to use alcohol and just used soap and water, even
>washing several times, I've paid for it later (I could provide
>several entries to the list of "stupid chile tricks.").
Capsaicin is soluble in alcohol. It works for me.
--
Mike (C-H #36, hab seed intact)
Carpe Capsicum!
(My words, not NASA's)