Bodies: are they peculiar, or what?
Oct. 4th, 2014 05:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
desperanceThe first time I made quince jelly with ghost peppers in it, I had no observable reaction at all to handling chopped ghost pepper with bare hands.
Second time, my hands were fine, but I had a red sore place on the inside of my right elbow, kinda like a steam-burn. Maybe it was a steam-burn; who knows?
This time, ten minutes after? The backs of both my hands are tingling fiercely. I was just as scrupulous about washing after contact, and the backs of my hands had no direct contact anyway. My fingers - which obviously did - are fine. This is odd. (I did note, in parenthesis, how particularly juicy a fresh pepper is. And I did scrub the board after chopping, but not with soap, for I will not have soap anywhere near my board; and capseicin is notoriously not soluble in water. Can I wash it with oil, I wonder? I have sweet oils, avocado and almond...)
Anyway, different method this time: two quinces chopped small, core and skin and all, boiled for about three hours in water-to-cover. Drained and squeezed through a conical seive, the juice then filtered through double cheesecloth. Now I'm boiling that up with sugar and lemon juice and the shredded half of a ghost pepper, and hoping for a natural set. Whatever happens, it should be pink.
Now I'm gonna do something else about my hands, because ouchie.
Second time, my hands were fine, but I had a red sore place on the inside of my right elbow, kinda like a steam-burn. Maybe it was a steam-burn; who knows?
This time, ten minutes after? The backs of both my hands are tingling fiercely. I was just as scrupulous about washing after contact, and the backs of my hands had no direct contact anyway. My fingers - which obviously did - are fine. This is odd. (I did note, in parenthesis, how particularly juicy a fresh pepper is. And I did scrub the board after chopping, but not with soap, for I will not have soap anywhere near my board; and capseicin is notoriously not soluble in water. Can I wash it with oil, I wonder? I have sweet oils, avocado and almond...)
Anyway, different method this time: two quinces chopped small, core and skin and all, boiled for about three hours in water-to-cover. Drained and squeezed through a conical seive, the juice then filtered through double cheesecloth. Now I'm boiling that up with sugar and lemon juice and the shredded half of a ghost pepper, and hoping for a natural set. Whatever happens, it should be pink.
Now I'm gonna do something else about my hands, because ouchie.