[Sca-cooks] Hot Peppers

[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

Indeed we are. They have a question submission form on their website
(www.ferrarapan.com) so I sent one in regarding the flavoring of the
Fireballs.

Margaret (who prefers Lemonheads)