Re: [CH] Somebody should'a told me...and...I LIKE it!!!!!
Anne Lafond-Walker (alafwalk@welch.jhu.edu)
Fri, 24 Sep 1999 10:38:36 -0400
>Well here's the story: Last night when I got home I decided to whip up
>another batch of salsa to help get us through the winter. I also had my
>first batch of habs in my electric dehydrator. I had purchased a small
>coffee grinder to make powder and while the salsa was simmering I decided to
>give it a try with the habs. Well, it was GREAT!!! The habs were nice and
>dry and the grinder worked fine. I did this outside so as not to negatively
>affect my wife and kids. I sniffed the powder and it really cleared my
>sinuses!!! I tasted and boy was it great!!! So I ended up with two and a
>half small jars of hab powder (with many more to dry!!!) and 6 pints of
>freshly canned salsa.
>
>Nest part: This morning I decided to put my contacts back in. I figured
>the powder would not have the same negative affect as cutting fresh
>peppers...WRONG!!! I wore a food prep glove for the cutting when making the
>salsa but not for grinding the habs!!! When I inserted my contacts....HUNAN
>EYE!!!! Thought my eyeballs were gonna jump right outta my head!!! I
>danced, couldn't see, cried, danced some more, blinked, doused my eyes with
>saline solution, cried some more...'bout 20 minutes later it subsided...I
>figured it would be worse to try to remove them than to just leave them in
>and suffer.
>
>Well, that's it. Hope y'all enjoy my little escapades!!! I'm gonna have
>lots of powdered peppers around so I need some suggestions now as how to
>best enjoy this new-found joy!!!!
>
>Robert
> Mild Chile Head and 4x4 enthusiast
Robert, wait until you grind some coffee beans in the hab grinder (even if
you cleaned it out), Your morning coffee will REALLY wake you up! It's
not bad tasting, but a surprise.
Anne