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Taming Hot Peppers

OldDog/NewTricks

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Fact:
The chemical that causes peppers to be "hot" is capsaicin. Capsaicin is fat-soluble, not water-soluble. Heating, freezing, soaking in water, and so on, will not make peppers less hot, except from the physical action that leaches the capsaicin from the surface from soaking. You can either remove the seeds and placenta (all the white stuff, as someone said previously), or eat them with a fatty food - this is why sour cream works, but water and beer don't (all they do is spread the heat around). You could, I suppose, process the peppers, soak them in oil, and then press out the oil, but that's a lot of work

I have a jalapeño pepper that is producing like mad.
I have bough "Tame Jalapeño Pepper" (with the seeds in) at the market so I am trying to Tame these

I cut some in 1/2 down the middle and soaked then in MILK - That cooled them by 1/2 (and made the milk hot)
Now I have some soaking in "Sprite" - I haven't tried them yet...

Clorox in water will make your hands stop burning

I may soak some in Clorox/water and rinse well...

Any other Ideas?
 

MO_cows

Well-known member
Make jelly out of them. It's really sweet with the hot after taste.

You get started on jalapeno jelly with cream cheese on crackers and before you know it the jar is empty.

Edited to add - I wouldn't soak them in Clorox water and plan to eat them afterwards. Rinse them all you want to, maybe they will still absorb some.
 
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Anonymous

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The easiest thing I've found for people with tender tummies is, .............. Put your Big Girl Panties On Cupcake . :D
 
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Anonymous

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Actually Old Dog, when ever I need to tame them down some I just halve them and then take out the guts. Most of the heat is in the seeds. Another trick if you grow them is water. A plant that has had more water will be less hot. The heat is a natural defense mechanism meant for hot arid climates. By the way, thanks for helping me figure out why the Native is hostile. Now I know. :D
 

OldDog/NewTricks

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BAR BAR 2 said:
Put your Big Girl Panties On Cupcake . :D
Now i know why the native is hostile. :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Hum!
I always found it kind a Natural for Cupcakes and Natives to take their Panties OFF when when I was Here Bouts...
 

OldDog/NewTricks

Well-known member
Bleach helps and is safe

As a Lifeguard in the 50's/60's if the water didn't test good we'd clear the pool for 1/2 hour and dump 2 gal of Bleach in.

I also recall Well Men putting Gals down well to clear a well.
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Clorox® Regular-Bleach is proven to be versatile as a disinfectant and a powerful cleaner in your home. In fact, it's so powerful that it is often perceived that bleach is harmful for the environment. But the fact is that bleach starts as salt and water and ends as salt and water. The end product contains no free chlorine, and it quickly breaks down into essentially salt and water during or after use.

Q: Does Clorox® bleach contaminate groundwater?

A: No. Household use of bleach does not contaminate groundwater. Sodium hypochlorite is very reactive and, as a result, degrades rapidly and completely. It works promptly against stains and dirt and quickly breaks down primarily into salt and water. Household water is then directed to a septic tank, or sewage treatment plant.

Q: Does the use or manufacturing of household liquid bleach create dioxins?

A: No. Studies have shown that dioxins are not produced when sodium hypochlorite bleach is used in laundry or for household cleaning. The chemical building blocks for the formation of dioxins are not present in the household use of bleach.

Q: How, exactly, does bleach begin and end as common table salt?

A: The bleach cycle is actually surprisingly simple:

First, chlorine manufacturers produce chlorine and sodium hydroxide by running an electric current through salt water.
Clorox purchases chlorine and makes household bleach by bubbling it into a solution of water and sodium hydroxide. During this process, all of the chlorine is converted into a sodium hypochlorite solution.
Household bleach is produced—a 6.0 percent solution of sodium hypochlorite and water.
During use as a cleaner and disinfectant, and during disposal, about 95 percent to 98 percent of the bleach reacts and quickly breaks down into salt and water.
The remaining 2 percent to 5 percent breaks down to form by-products that are effectively treated by municipal wastewater treatment plants or septic systems.
For more information about bleach visit www.factsaboutbleach.com.
 
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