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General Subjects => General Forum => Topic started by: daveyp1970 on January 15, 2012, 02:19:26 PM
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I have just finished sowing my chilli's(26 varieties).
Naga(Bhut Jolockia)
Scorpian Butch T
Bubblegum7
Numex Twilight
Paper Lantern
Red Congo
Orange Habarnero
Chocolate Hab
White Hab
Dragon x Butch T hyb
Sweet Banana
Thai Hots
Black Pearl
Purple Beauty
Hanoi Red
Maui purple
Scotch Bonnet
Cherry Hots
Chinese five colour
Cowhorn
Mexican Superhots
Veriagata
Red Cayenne
California Bell
Chilly Chilli
Little elf
I was just wondering if there any fellow chilli heads here.I will have some spare plants in the future ;D if anybody would like a plant?
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Davey - What no Facing Heaven Chilis from Sichuan?
johnw
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John its not one i know about, but from the description i have just seen it will be on the list for next season. ;D
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John its not one i know about, but from the description i have just seen it will be on the list for next season. ;D
Davey - It is one I cook with frequently, they have a citrusy taste and are medium hot, mild enough that you can eat a few but generally they are not eaten. The seeds seem impossible to find - see note below. The ones I use are dried and only once did I get seeds that sprouted - wonder if the chilis are heat-cured - but it was too late in the season for them to persist. I can always send you some seeds to trial, if that is, I find some extremely fresh-looking ones.
It is listed as Capsicum annuum var. conoides. Having just browsed that name I see http://www.chileseeds.co.uk/hot_chili_pepper_seed.htm (http://www.chileseeds.co.uk/hot_chili_pepper_seed.htm) has them. On their site they say "They are full of the flavour you would get from Sichuan peppercorns" which is certainly not the case. Sichuan pepercorns are from a species of Zanthoxylum tree and give the "ma" of Sichuan food, an entirely different experience than the "la" from FHC. Both of these ingredients were banned in the USA for a long time - the peppercorns were said to harbour a citrus virus canker and the chilis, well no one is certain exactly why they were banned.
I have just dashed off a note to see if they ship to Canada.
johnw - -7c
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If you ever find a Latin name for "two golden strip" chilis that is another I have been trying to source. In Chinese er jin tiao.
johnw
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John if they don't send to Canada,i will buy some and send you some. ;D Thanks for the link and its good to hear from a fellow chilli lover.
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John if they don't send to Canada,i will buy some and send you some. ;D Thanks for the link and its good to hear from a fellow chilli lover.
Thanks so much. Now you must certainly buy Fuchsia Dunlop's Land of Plenty.
johnw
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Hot heads, the pair of you! ;D
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John and Davey,
A local Vietnamese submarine sandwich shop uses long (up to ~5cm), very narrow (less than a cm wide) red chilies, whole and raw, in their sandwiches. These add a pleasant kick but are not overly hot. I realize there are probably a zillion possibilities as to what these might be, but could you narrow down the range? I wouldn't mind growing these, as I quite like them in the sandwiches. Thanks in advance!
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Sadly no plants, but I would be interested in any named variety next time you have seed.
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John and Davey,
A local Vietnamese submarine sandwich shop uses long (up to ~5cm), very narrow (less than a cm wide) red chilies, whole and raw, in their sandwiches. These add a pleasant kick but are not overly hot. I realize there are probably a zillion possibilities as to what these might be, but could you narrow down the range? I wouldn't mind growing these, as I quite like them in the sandwiches. Thanks in advance!
Lori there is a little Vietnamese chilli called Ot,what i would do is when your in there next ask if you could get a whole chilli off them de seed it and sow.I can send you some seeds of a little red one i grow at the end of the year.
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Sadly no plants, but I would be interested in any named variety next time you have seed.
At the end of the growing season Alberto i will get in touch with you.
On my list there is a chilli named scorpian butch T it is the hottest in the world. ;D
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John and Davey,
A local Vietnamese submarine sandwich shop uses long (up to ~5cm), very narrow (less than a cm wide) red chilies, whole and raw, in their sandwiches. These add a pleasant kick but are not overly hot. I realize there are probably a zillion possibilities as to what these might be, but could you narrow down the range? I wouldn't mind growing these, as I quite like them in the sandwiches. Thanks in advance!
Lori - Next time I'm in a Vietnamese sandwich shop I will ask which chili that might be.
johnw - -9c at 7am
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From a local fair in spring we got a variety of vegie seedlings including a "Pimento" - I'm wondering if this is a type of chilli or just a capsicum - does anyone here know?
cheers
fermi
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From a local fair in spring we got a variety of vegie seedlings including a "Pimento" - I'm wondering if this is a type of chilli or just a capsicum - does anyone here know?
cheers
fermi
It is a chilli Fermi they can be mild to having quite a nice heat.
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Thanks,
Davey - I'll try to remember to post some pics when they ripen.
cheers
fermi
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Just waiting for Ian to find this thread....... hope I can head him off the scent of seed :-\
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Just waiting for Ian to find this thread....... hope I can head him off the scent of seed :-\
Maggie my friend tells me Ian will be doing a talk near me and having coffee at there house a week of friday,i could always bring a pot of seedlings along for him,how hot does he like them? ;D But he more than welcome to seed.
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Davey, don't you dare!
But .... will you be going to his talk? He's doing a couple in the area, I think, different ones. Can you go along? He'd love to meet you.
Just looking to see where he's going....
Lincs HPS talk Jan 28th and SLUGs in Peterborough on the Thursday 26th ?...... now to find what SLUGs is!
Aha! South Lincolnshire Garden Society .... where Sharron and Carol and the Curtises are? 8)
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Davey, don't you dare!
But .... will you be going to his talk? He's doing a couple in the area, I think, different ones. Can you go along? He'd love to meet you.
Margret and Jim Swindon(my friends who have a fantastic snowdrop collection) asked me if had heard of an Ian Young and that he was doing a talk for them and would i like to come and meet him......WELL DO TURKEYS GET SCARED OF CHRISTMAS ;D.I will be there.
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That's EXCELLENT! He'll be delighted. 8) 8)
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Maggi,
why are you scared of Ian growing chillies? Would he start adding them to everything he cooks?
Here are a few we are growing this year.
Cayenne - we tried a green one (de-seeded) in a stir-fry last night but it didn't seem to add any "heat"! Maybe these need to be red to do that?
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Thai (large bush)
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Thai (small)
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and the Pimento
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cheers
fermi
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Fermi there are some lovely chilli plants there,my seeds just germinated,i have few special plants that i have over wintered but they are what chilli lovers call superhots,i have just started them into growth(Capsicum chinense varieties)they take a long time to mature friut.
Fermi your Cayenne should gain heat as the fruit matures,this is the first chilli i ever grew and still one of my favourite,makes a superb chilli oil with olive oil to spice a salad up or blend a bit of Cayenne with some sugar to a pulp then make some raspberry jelly(or any flavour you like)put the chilli pulp in the mix give it a good stir ,stick in the fridge to set.I like the coolness of the jelly with the heat kick of the jelly.
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blend a bit of Cayenne with some sugar to a pulp then make some raspberry jelly(or any flavour you like)put the chilli pulp in the mix give it a good stir ,stick in the fridge to set.I like the coolness of the jelly with the heat kick of the jelly.
Could make for an interesting triffle! ;D
cheers
fermi
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i have few special plants that i have over wintered but they are what chilli lovers call superhots,i have just started them into growth(Capsicum chinense varieties)they take to mature friut.
Davey, how do you over winter your special chilli plants?
I have several in the basement at the moment ( around +8C) and a habanero in the bedroom that is looking very sad but still alive.
Unfortunately, I have to go over it every day searching for aphids.
If there is a better way to winter them I would love to know.
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Helen more or less the same as you,i have a spare bedroom which i turn the heating almost off,your heat at 8c is fantastic they hate it below 6c,i minimse watering to virtually nothing cut back the stem to about five inches,shake the old compost off the roots then put into a small a pot as possible(otherwise the compost could hold on to to much water,wet and cold=death)Hab are fantastic peppers look and taste good,but it will sad for a while until there ready to move again,my plants are just moved into my living room and placed next front window. The room is heated by a closed solid fuel fire, so gets warm.But still at this point i am careful with the watering.I hope this helps.
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Just one more thing if people want to grow chilli's and they can overwinter them,the yield in the second year from seed is incredible making overwintering worth while.
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Thanks, Davey!
Last year I cut tops and bottoms and potted them for winter.
Unfortunately, one of them didn't care for the pruning and started to go black at all places where it had been pruned.
Had to throw it out, so letting this one in my bedroom alone. It is actually a scotch bonnet and had tiny fruit when I brought it indoors.
We managed to harvest a dozen or so after they ripened and made a great jerk marinade with them.
It was so wet and cool last summer that most of my plants were only just starting to fruit when the killing frosts came.
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Thanks, Davey!
Last year I cut tops and bottoms and potted them for winter.
Unfortunately, one of them didn't care for the pruning and started to go black at all places where it had been pruned.
Had to throw it out, so letting this one in my bedroom alone. It is actually a scotch bonnet and had tiny fruit when I brought it indoors.
We managed to harvest a dozen or so after they ripened and made a great jerk marinade with them.
It was so wet and cool last summer that most of my plants were only just starting to fruit when the killing frosts came.
This is the reason Helen why i start mine early so 100% get good ripe fruit,Habs, scotch bonnets are all C.chinense varieties and need along growing season.
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This is the reason Helen why i start mine early so 100% get good ripe fruit,Habs, scotch bonnets are all C.chinense varieties and need along growing season.
Davey, it doesn't seem to matter how early I start mine.
They still seem to take the same amount of time to fruit, except for over wintered plants.
We have a very short growing season here, can't plant them out before June and can have frosts as early as September.
:'( :'(
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This is the reason Helen why i start mine early so 100% get good ripe fruit,Habs, scotch bonnets are all C.chinense varieties and need along growing season.
Davey, it doesn't seem to matter how early I start mine.
They still seem to take the same amount of time to fruit, except for over wintered plants.
We have a very short growing season here, can't plant them out before June and can have frosts as early as September.
:'( :'(
Are your planted out in greenhouse or pollytunnel,because if not and you are planting in the open you will struggle,unless you get a very hot summer,mine are shifted into the greenhouse and cheap plastic greenhouses for the summer,try and grow one in a pot on a sunny windowsill all year you will see the difference,if you want chillis to plant out choose Capsicum annuum varieties(there are hundreds,Cayenne being one of my favs) they don't need such a long grow and are hardier and super quick to fruit,i have one in flower at the moment.
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Are your planted out in greenhouse or pollytunnel,because if not and you are planting in the open you will struggle,unless you get a very hot summer,mine are shifted into the greenhouse and cheap plastic greenhouses for the summer,try and grow one in a pot on a sunny windowsill all year you will see the difference,if you want chillis to plant out choose Capsicum annuum varieties(there are hundreds,Cayenne being one of my favs) they don't need such a long grow and are hardier and super quick to fruit,i have one in flower at the moment.
Davey, I start my seeds in January, grow under lights indoors until it is warm enough to move them to my little greenhouse. I don't plant them out in the garden until the soil has warmed right up, mid June or so.
2 years ago I had a great year with them. Had heaps of fruit, last two years have been very disappointing.
I might try leaving a few in pots this year and see how they go.
Unfortunately, C. annum varieties are not my favourites apart from Jalapeno ( I think those are C. annum?)
One of my favourites is Bishop's Crown. I like the flavour of it when green and red.
I find it a very useful chilli.
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Helen your system is to the letter of what i do,as you have found a bad summer does make a big difference.Bishop's Crown is not one i grow or tried but will in the future,lovely looking chilli.I am so chuffed you are a fellow chilli lover,if there's any you like the sound of off my list let me know and i will send you some seed.
I have noticed you like the hots,I do have some spare Naga seed if you would like they are pre soaking on damp paper at the moment,you might get a crop out of the or at least a good plant for next year,they are very hot though.
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The only other thing Helen that i think is important,is i tickle all my flowers with a soft brush so as to assure fruit set,i have to do this early on but even later in the year when insects are about i still do it.
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Davey, I will PM you.
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Maggi,
why are you scared of Ian growing chillies? Would he start adding them to everything he cooks?
cheers
fermi
Yes, everything! It's bad enough when he's restricted by what he is able to find in the shop. I don't mind a little chilli, sometimes.... I'd be the first to say a nice chilli jam can be treat with meat or chesse.... but I don't want every meal to be red hot... which is what would happen. :o :P
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We have a Chilli Farm down here
http://www.southdevonchillifarm.co.uk/
Good tea shop as well but most things taste of chilli, even the cakes!
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Maggi,
why are you scared of Ian growing chillies? Would he start adding them to everything he cooks?
cheers
fermi
Yes, everything! It's bad enough when he's restricted by what he is able to find in the shop. I don't mind a little chilli, sometimes.... I'd be the first to say a nice chilli jam can be treat with meat or chesse.... but I don't want every meal to be red hot... which is what would happen. :o :P
Maggie that fair made me chuckle,i have found chilli has made it into most of my meals. ;D
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We have a Chilli Farm down here
http://www.southdevonchillifarm.co.uk/
Good tea shop as well but most things taste of chilli, even the cakes!
They have a fantastic website David and a very good forum to chat about anything chilli.
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Maggie that fair made me chuckle,i have found chilli has made it into most of my meals. ;D
It's most likely all those endorphins being released and giving your brain orgasms ;D ;D ;D
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Maggie that fair made me chuckle,i have found chilli has made it into most of my meals. ;D
It's most likely all those endorphins being released and giving your brain orgasms ;D ;D ;D
Ooh! :o Well, maybe I should think again....... ::) My brain can use all the help it can get.
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Maggi, I have some chilli chocolate in the fridge, sent to me by a friend in Finland.
;D ;D
Chocolate is supposed to release endorphins too ;D ;D ;D
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I've been given chilli chocolate in the past.... quite tasty, I admit.
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Maggi, I have some chilli chocolate in the fridge, sent to me by a friend in Finland.
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Chocolate is supposed to release endorphins too ;D ;D ;D
win win and win ;D ;D ;D
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I've been enjoying this thread and am most definitely a chiili head - though our attempts to grow them have been fairly hopeless!
Susan requested chilli on her pizza tonight. The pack of mixed chillis we got from our local oriental supermarket last week have been disappointingly wussy thus far, so I thought I'd double up on quantity. They seem to have matured a bit since last week. Susan immediately got hiccups and even I had to drink some milk afterwards to put the fire out...
Nice pizza though ;D ;D
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I've been enjoying this thread and am most definitely a chiili head - though our attempts to grow them have been fairly hopeless!
Susan requested chilli on her pizza tonight. The pack of mixed chillis we got from our local oriental supermarket last week have been disappointingly wussy thus far, so I thought I'd double up on quantity. They seem to have matured a bit since last week. Susan immediately got hiccups and even I had to drink some milk afterwards to put the fire out...
Nice pizza though ;D ;D
Darren give me a few weeks and i will send you a selection of seedlings,i have far to many for my needs.The hiccups are funny ;D
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The hiccups are funny ;D
That depends on whether it is you that suffers from them. It can be very embarrassing when dining out :-[
It is surprising how many restaurants don't sell glasses of milk ::)
Susan
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The hiccups are funny ;D
That depends on whether it is you that suffers from them. It can be very embarrassing when dining out :-[
It is surprising how many restaurants don't sell glasses of milk ::)
Susan
Susan it baffles me why they can't serve milk,you could always order ice cream or yoghurt for pudding that might help with the burn.I apologise for saying that's its funny to watch people having a hiccup fit,i only get them when i have eaten a really hot chilly like a naga or a douglah and your right it's not nice on the recieving end :-[.
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Have never heard of someone getting hiccups from eating chillies before.
Usual reaction is lots of ohohohohoh........and frantic waving in front of mouth.
Worst chilli fumes I have ever encountered was the first year we tried dehydrating some from the garden.
We sliced them up and put them in the dehydrator and before long our eyes were streaming, even the cat was having problems.
Ended up putting the dehydrator into the garage to finish.
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Oh yes, hiccups are very familiar here. The worst are habaneros (or other hot chinense cultivars). Stomach pain isnīt fun either, but...
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Oh yes, hiccups are very familiar here. The worst are habaneros (or other hot chinense cultivars). Stomach pain isnīt fun either, but...
Panu stomach cramps are worse :( :( :( :( :( i am on a mission to raise my chilli tolerance so i can attempt to eat a pod from the hottest chilli, Trinidad scorpion butch T,on my journey the Douglah hurt me the most so far the burn is very intense,my ears were killing and then the stomach cramps had me in bits.But i have to say i am slightly addicted to the burn i find it quite nice or its the endorphins rush
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The hiccups are funny ;D
That depends on whether it is you that suffers from them. It can be very embarrassing when dining out :-[
It is surprising how many restaurants don't sell glasses of milk ::)
Susan
Susan it baffles me why they can't serve milk,you could always order ice cream or yoghurt for pudding that might help with the burn.I apologise for saying that's its funny to watch people having a hiccup fit,i only get them when i have eaten a really hot chilly like a naga or a douglah and your right it's not nice on the recieving end :-[.
No offence taken Davey, :D I usually end up laughing at myself when I get them ... which then leads to the problem of trying to laugh and hiccup at the same time ::) :)
Funny thing is there doesn't seem to be a pattern, some times I can eat quite spicy food without a trace of a hiccup and other times the dish has just a hint of chilli in it and I get the hiccups. Do different varieties of chillis contain different chemicals, and could this be responsible for the hiccup?
I do tend to go for the ice-cream desserts, or rice pudding if they have it, to put the fire out. Any excuse for a pudding ;D
Susan
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When I was a child and got hiccoughs, after a while my mother would say "I'll give you half a crown (remember those days?) if you can do it again." Cured the hiccoughs every time until once, I DID do it again. The half crown was paid but the offer was never made again. :D
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I don't get hiccups but I do sweat like the proverbial pig when I eat curry, chilli or indeed any spicy food. It's somewhat embarrassing to sit in a restaurant with sweat pouring down my face but I can't resist it.
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My grandfather told me to sip a glass of water upside down.
It works every time for me.
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Helen,
That must be a Canadian thing, my grandmother taught me the same thing.
B
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Helen,
That must be a Canadian thing, my grandmother taught me the same thing.
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Bryan, I was born and bred in Australia, have only been in Canada for just over 10 years.
Wonder who else was taught that.
I have passed it on to heaps of people who are mostly sceptical.
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The 'drinking out of a cup upside down' ( from the wrong side) thing is done here inthe UK as well. :D
It nearly always works for me. ;D
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Thanks for the suggestions for the chili ID, John and Davey.
...i am on a mission to raise my chilli tolerance...
On that note, there's a movie you may find amusing (if you like very black, satirical humour, that is) called War Inc. in which this figures largely.
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My grandfather told me to sip a glass of water upside down.
It works every time for me.
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Can you explain just how that is achieved please? ???
Clem fusca dwarf will be posted tomorrow when I have to go out.
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I didn't read far enough. So out of the other side? I was given that remedy for sneezing. Doesn't work for Roger who sneezes dozens at a time. All he does is get water up his nose and nearly choke to death. :o If he does a sneeze while driving I make him pull into the roadside as it will be a long time before he's in control again.
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Lesley, I think the trick is to have a deep breath ( as much as you can with hiccups) start sipping the water very slowly without breathing in or out.
Keep sipping without breathing for as long as you can.
I can't recall it never working for me.
Looking forward to the DF seed, thanks muchly again ;D
If you can find a cure for sneezing attacks I would love to hear it.
I can keep sneezing over and over, my hub sneezes once and that is it.
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Well maybe it is a very old English thing then, if it made it to all the colonies...
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Well maybe it is a very old English thing then, if it made it to all the colonies...
My Pop was Swedish. :o
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Ok I give up...
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Ok I give up...
Oh don't give up, this is too much fun :) :) :)
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Davey I'll definitely be interested in some spare plants, our annual Chilli Festival is our most popular event now, although I really don't like hot food :P they are very interesting plants, my sale plants arrive in may from a grower but I still enjoy trying new & different varieties.
links to our event below ;)
http://www.beningtonlordship.co.uk/events/chillifestival.shtml
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Benington-Chilli-Festival/122149624462761
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Richard i will send them as soon as they are large enough. ;D ;D i will see if its possible to get your chilli festival.
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cheers, we've got more planned for next year inc live music, cooking demonstrations and the v funny chilli eating competition again.
the festival is great fun & the food is always fantastic, curry for breakfast/lunch/dinner is my idea of heaven ;D
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cheers, we've got more planned for next year inc live music, cooking demonstrations and the v funny chilli eating competition again.
the festival is great fun & the food is always fantastic, curry for breakfast/lunch/dinner is my idea of heaven ;D
That's a fantastic concept of heaven.Save me a place at your table ;D
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cheers, we've got more planned for next year inc live music, cooking demonstrations and the v funny chilli eating competition again.
the festival is great fun & the food is always fantastic, curry for breakfast/lunch/dinner is my idea of heaven ;D
What sort of curry?
My first introduction to curries were Maylasian style. Haven't had one of those for decades, usually have Indian curries these days.
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all sorts cook at the festival, Indian, Caribbean, Thai etc etc, most of the cooking isn't that hot, I prefer Malaysian because they tend to be creamy & mild but I'll try anything as long as it isn't stupidly hot (can't see the point)
favorites from the stalls are Goat Curry with plantains, which is amazing! Chicken Harrissa & Chick Pea Channa Masala.
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I am the same as Helen i mainly have Indian,Bhuna,Dopiaza and love anything Balti.I haven't had many Malaysian curries but after watching Gordan Ramsay's last TV show ,The great escape,I will be having a lot more.
Richard love the sound of curried goat is that a Jamaican dish?
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My favourite curry is lamb madras.
Here is a pic of my pride and joy, grown from a seed sent to me by my daughter last year.
I had tried for years to either get a plant or seeds since I have been in Canada, to no avail.
It looks a little sad at the moment, am sure it needs a feed of something but not sure what.
Murraya Koenigii-Curry leaf tree.
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My favourite curry is lamb madras.
Here is a pic of my pride and joy, grown from a seed sent to me by my daughter last year.
I had tried for years to either get a plant or seeds since I have been in Canada, to no avail.
It looks a little sad at the moment, am sure it needs a feed of something but not sure what.
Murraya Koenigii-Curry leaf tree.
Try a dose of Epson salts or this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ4XXdN14O8
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David, the steel wool looks like a good idea.
Not sure I want to use epsom salts on it and I can't get chelated iron anywhere.
Am trying to keep it on the dry side until Spring.
Poor thing is spending winter in a room that is around 15/16C.
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Richard love the sound of curried goat is that a Jamaican dish?
yes, is one of the best stalls at the festival they also do amazing jerk chicken & some great pickles, now I'm getting hungry....
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Richard love the sound of curried goat is that a Jamaican dish?
yes, is one of the best stalls at the festival they also do amazing jerk chicken & some great pickles, now I'm getting hungry....
Jerk chicken is my other half's specialty!!
We have it at least once every two weeks.
Yummmmmmmmmmm
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Richard love the sound of curried goat is that a Jamaican dish?
yes, is one of the best stalls at the festival they also do amazing jerk chicken & some great pickles, now I'm getting hungry....
Jerk chicken is my other half's specialty!!
We have it at least once every two weeks.
Yummmmmmmmmmm
I was already hungry........ ::).... and I've had my supper..... :'(
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Richard love the sound of curried goat is that a Jamaican dish?
yes, is one of the best stalls at the festival they also do amazing jerk chicken & some great pickles, now I'm getting hungry....
Jerk chicken is my other half's specialty!!
We have it at least once every two weeks.
Yummmmmmmmmmm
I was already hungry........ ::).... and I've had my supper..... :'(
I know i am making that jerk chicken in the very near future,thanks to Helen and i can't wait.
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I know i am making that jerk chicken in the very near future,thanks to Helen and i can't wait.
Don't forget the mango and avocado salsa, David.
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that looks lovely.
I haven't had many Malaysian curries but after watching Gordan Ramsay's last TV show ,The great escape,I will be having a lot more.
my favourite Malaysian Rendang curry is in this post....
http://www.srgc.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=3774.msg190860#msg190860
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I know i am making that jerk chicken in the very near future,thanks to Helen and i can't wait.
Don't forget the mango and avocado salsa, David.
Wow i just have to repeat what Richard has said,it looks lovely,i hope mine looks half as nice.
that looks lovely.
I haven't had many Malaysian curries but after watching Gordan Ramsay's last TV show ,The great escape,I will be having a lot more.
my favourite Malaysian Rendang curry is in this post....
http://www.srgc.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=3774.msg190860#msg190860
Noted and now it's been put into my chilli recipe folder,the recipe seems pretty easy to follow as well Richard ,thank you.
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From a local fair in spring we got a variety of vegie seedlings including a "Pimento" - I'm wondering if this is a type of chilli or just a capsicum - does anyone here know?
cheers
fermi
It is a chilli Fermi they can be mild to having quite a nice heat.
OMG! I added one pimento (de-seeded) to a dish last night and decided to lick my fingers to see if they had any heat - they certainly did! :o :o :o Needed a drink of milk to cool down!
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Fortunately dispersed through an entire dish of food it wasn't too hot.
cheers
fermi
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;D ;D ;D Fermi that's a lovely looking chilli though.
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;D ;D ;D Fermi that's a lovely looking chilli though.
Hi Davey,
I'm glad I removed the seeds though!
Apparently on the next episode of one of those cooking programs ("MKR" - very Aussie but this year there's a couple from NZ) one of the guys chops up some chillies without de-seeding - should be an interesting one to watch the tasting!
cheers
fermi
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and decided to lick my fingers to see if they had any heat .
Hope you washed your fingers thoroughly before going to the WC Fermi. :o :o :o :o