I think you have made an error on what makes Jalapenos hot, and maybe even the poor poblanos... it's not the seeds that make peppers hot, it's the veins. If it was really "veiny" and you didn't cut that out, well, there ya are. :) The seeds only seem hot because they are so close to the veins. (watching food network TV can sometimes teach you about chiles! They had a whole series on them about two weeks ago) Joy, who will be 41 tomorrow! I think the cuprit was one of >the poblanos which had no seed pod on the inside - only 3 seeds on one vein. >Does anyone think this mutant could have made everything so unnaturally >hot??? My other idea is that I kept the peppers in a plastic bag on the >kitchen table for a couple of days. Wadda ya think??? >Helen Bright Blessings! Joy Williams