On 10/5/2013 12:13 AM, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Fri, 4 Oct 2013 21:05:22 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> So my question now is... What would make them lose their heat? I bought
>> some, making sure to get the ugly ones with the brown, crack looking stuff
>> on the outside. Intended to put three in my pico de gallo but they were so
>> hot, I feared that would be overkill. Wound up putting maybe 2.5 in and
>> very few of the seeds. No real recipe. Just threw it all together.
>> Tomatoes, white pepper, green pepper (proportionally more than the white),
>> lots of cilantro, little salt and pepper and the juice of three limes. 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.
>
> -sw
>
I'd say she burned her taste buds with the first taste.

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