On 10/04/2013 10:12 PM, Robert wrote:
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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>>> On Fri, 4 Oct 2013 21:05:22 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
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The
>>>> stuff was so bitey hot as I first stirred it together that I
>>>> couldn't eat
>>>> it! I let it sit for about an hour then retasted. No heat. No
>>>> heat at
>>>> all! What happened? I put a goodly portion on my black beans but
>>>> they were
>>>> seasoned only with salt so the end result was boring. Amd finishing
>>>> it all
>>>> tonight but stirred some Jalapeno Tabasco in with the beans. Perfect!
>>>
>>> Nothing makes them lose their heat once prepared. You're
>>> hallucinating.
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>> Not hallucinating and I see that I made a typo. I put in green onion.
>> Not pepper. I do know that heat as in oven/stove heat will bring out
>> the heat in the peppers. My MIL warned me of this! I was making my
>> espinaca con queso and it tasted fine to me when I first put in the
>> peppers but after it had sat for a few minutes on the heat, aye
>> Chihuahua! The males in my husband's family loved it though. They
>> are heat seekers.
>>
>> Could it be that chilling could lessen the heat? Or could it have to
>> do with the lime juice?
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>
> Did you leave it unattended? Could one of those heat seekers have added
> more?
>
>
> Robert
I'm with Julie on this. I make my own salsa and put in lots of chiles,
including 6 serranos and 4 habaneros, diced and unseeded. I cook it for
30 minutes to reduce the liquid, cool and store in the refrigerator.
Like Julie, right after it's finished cooking, it has plenty of
spiciness, but the next day it becomes very mild. I don't know what's
happening either.