Oh boy, I can't wait until Alex gets a hold of this one. Hunan Face? Sour Cream Facial? I'm waiting with bated breath! But wait, he was cooking & used buttermilk to finish his recipe...Rael, any hints as to how the recipe could be "improved"? ............................................................................ . From: "Mike Shimek" <mike@dmfarms.com> Sent: Tuesday, 02 July, 2002 10:37 PM Subject: Re: [CH] hypothetical cap question > Time heals all wounds. > > Mike Shimek > D & M Farms > > > From: "Eric Osborne" <osborne@outland.net> > To: <chile-heads@globalgarden.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 8:46 PM > Subject: [CH] hypothetical cap question > > So let's say, hypothetically of course, that during the making of some > > curried shrimp, I ended up with capsaicin (from scotch bonnet peppers) > > all over my face and in my eyes. Hypothetically only, you understand, > > I'd never be stupid enough to do this for real. What would be the best > > way to stop the extremely painful (yet hypothetical) burning? Washing my > > face with buttermilk (since I was out of hypothetical regular milk) and > > time in an air-conditioned room seems to have done the trick, but is there > > better way to deal with this? If, of course, it ever happens. > > > > thanks! > > eric