Many years ago my brother asked me to try an ornamental pepper that his wife had grown in a small indoor pot. “No big deal,” I thought …. so I touched my tongue to the tiny pepper which had been sliced open. Wow! I thought my mouth was on fire. I grabbed a glass of water, but that only made it worse. My brother, who was laughing, handed me a slice of bread. I chewed on it and, somehow, the bread sucked all the hot stuff from my mouth. Oh, what a relief! Moral of the story: don’t trust an older, devious brother!
Many years ago my brother asked me to try an ornamental pepper that his wife had grown in a small indoor pot. “No big deal,” I thought …. so I touched my tongue to the tiny pepper which had been sliced open. Wow! I thought my mouth was on fire. I grabbed a glass of water, but that only made it worse. My brother, who was laughing, handed me a slice of bread. I chewed on it and, somehow, the bread sucked all the hot stuff from my mouth. Oh, what a relief! Moral of the story: don’t trust an older, devious brother!