Nancy Young wrote in message
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"The Ranger" wrote
Nancy Young wrote

Whew. Ron decided to make a traditional Easter dinner,
some chicken/sausage/hot peppers dish in the latest
Cook's Illustrated. I was upstairs when all of a sudden a
burning/tearing sensation hit. Apparently seconds after the
hot cherry peppers hit the vinegar.

I'll take your word for it!

My perfect sinus clearer is grating horseradish root. Last
Easter Vigile I cleared out the kitchen and had Spawn
yelling, "What are you tryin' t' do? Gas me outta the house?!"

Heh. What, were you wearing a gas mask? You got a
better faceful than she did.

Years of pre-exposure have assured me a high tolerance to it. At
one point, in my Wasted Yout', I thought to taste a freshly grated
root end. Liked t' have killt me. Only other time I writhed and
danced in such a way was my first taste of Everclear. The two have
very similar characteristics.

The Ranger