[Sca-cooks] Hot Peppers

[Phil Troy/ G. Tacitus Adamantius]

Also sprach Pixel, Goddess and Queen:
>On Tue, 22 Apr 2003, margali wrote:
>
>>  Ummm  2 things.
>>
>>  imprimis, you may be misunderstanding terms.
>>
>>  Many people consider spicy/pungent/*ultra-flavorful because of spicing*
>>  HOT. Not all heat is capsicum in origin.
>>
>>  secundus, cinnamon IS hot. in the chemical burn your mouth way that
>>  capsicum is. to whit - atomic fireballs candy is hot by everybodies
>>  definition, and it is heatened with cinnamon oil.
>
>The Ferrara Pan factory is in the next town over from where I grew up.
>On days when they're making Fireballs, you really don't want to be too
>close unless it's a really windy day, because it will make your eyes burn.
>Farther away it just smells good. Lemonheads and Jawbreakers just smell
>nummy, no pain involved.
>
>Margaret

It might be worth pointing out/remembering that Fireballs are almost
certainly made with cassia rather than cinnamon, if any actual,
non-synthetic spice is used, even if they are alleged to be
cinnamon-flavored. (If I'm thinking of the same candy you are; Red
Hots, etc. Are we talking about the legendary Atomic Fireball, a sort
of hot cassia-flavored jawbreaker?)

Adamantius