At 07:42 AM 2/3/2003 -0600, you wrote: >Okay.... inquiring minds must know! In what period of time can you eat 50 >habs, Rob? You make my moderate little dumpling body quiver at the thought! Oh, there was a time limit? Actually, it was a reference to "Cool Hand Luke"- what with it being a rainy day here and all. But, the thing about habs- at least with me- is that that once my mouth is acclimated to the first one, the effect doesn't accumulate with subsequent exposure- kind of like drinking a bunch of cheap beer after drinking one good one- after a while they all taste the same anyway. Plus, I don't get the burn till I stop eating the habs- so- I could probably eat a lot of them in a very short time. What would happen after that, I don't know- well, I have a pretty good idea. Since I eat some manner of habanero every day (pickled, sauce, fresh), my tolerance is very high. I could not make the same claim about jalapenos, cayennes- even though they are technically not as hot, they are not the peppers I am used to eating. Rob K http://www.thelash.com Celtic Mayhem From America Illegitimati non carborundum!