Gardening, 2006, gave us bunches of Thai Bird Chiles (the two outside bunches, here). We tied them up, dried them, and then packed them away against a time when we needed peppers and didn’t have any fresh ones. Well, folks, that time has finally arrived! Two whole years after they were harvested, these thai bird chiles have been pressed into service!
When we arrived in Scotland, these were still on a ship. So, we bought a packet of generic chile flakes. A year later, we finally finished off that packet. We do use fresh chiles as well, including fresh thai chiles, but dry chiles are just so handy. So, this weekend, I sat down & pinched off all of the dried ones (note: use gloves next time!). They then went into the little blender thing that attaches to the stick blender, a handful at a time.
Since then, the house hasn’t been quite the same. They’re packed up and double-bagged now, and the house has been aired, with fans and exhaust fans going, and windows open. But my sinuses are still miserable with the heat. These babies are truly spicy!
The powder did make its way into some gluten, though. More on that later.
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You didn’t touch the chili peppers and then put your finger in your eye, did you? Because that could be bad.
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Though, I have to admit, I have done that accidentally before…usually after I thought I washed my hands…
meep! I’m with a. fortis. hoping your eyes are well. and that, following your comment on my most recent post, insomnia knows not to bug you anymore.
a.fortis: Of course I put my finger in my eye! What kind of a person do you take me for!?!? I promptly said, “I washed my hands, let’s scratch that itch which has been plaguing me since I realized that I shouldn’t scratch,” only to realize that 45 minutes spent pinching peppers from their stems doesn’t wash off all in one go!
Celine: Insomnia will bug me so long as I am … well, me. It’s unfortunate. I’ll be waking up, writing all manner of things down in the middle of the night, probably for the rest of my life. At least … I’ve resigned myself to such idiocy.
As to the sinuses … I’m doing the sinus rinse routine, and it’s not touched it. We think that it’s just that we live in the land of Smokers, and that any little irritation gives me a sinus infection. It’s … going to be with us for the next 3 years. Sigh.