On Sun, 22 May 2011 16:24:18 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:

> On 22/05/2011 2:35 PM, George Shirley wrote:
>
>> Don't feel bad, my wife picked up the cayenne container, which sat
>> beside the cinnamon container at the time, put about a half-teaspoon of
>> cayenne on her oatmeal and quickly spat it out. I have since moved the
>> cayenne to the back of the shelf as we use it so seldom. It only takes
>> one try to figure out it's not cinnamon.
>
> One evening when we had only been married for about a year or so we had
> invited my parents for dinner. My wife wanted to try a corn souffle
> recipe that she had seen in Gourmet. Knowing that my parents did not
> like spicy food she decided not to use the teaspoon of curry powder.
> Instead she added either 2 or 3 tsps cayenne. Wow! That had a nip to it.

how'd your folks take to it?

your pal,
blake