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[headdunce]

So I grew a habanero plant that I got for $1 at an end of spring clearance. It got really big and has a bunch of green peppers on it now. I was lucky enough to get a ripe red one off it the other day. I brought it to the office here to share it... and now everyone, myself included, is in pain from just a little slice of it with lunch. Now hours later, my stomach is inventing its own language of grunts and growls. My brother said the pressure was so great coming out his rear that he was levitating off the toilet

I was lucky enough to get some ghost pepper sauce a couple months ago, but I gotta say that a fresh habanero has more kick than that ghost sauce.

...I'll pay for this tomorrow. The rest will go in the dehydrator once they're ripe, should make some good chili this winter...

[-=CROMAN=-]

I snort Habaneros..........

What you need to order are the ghost pepper seeds and grow one fresh. You will find God if yo u haven't already

[headdunce]

My brother has been complaining about being dizzy and seeing weird things, I'm not that bad - yet.

I guess habaneros can live for years in warm weather, so my plan is to try and re-plant it in a pot and grow it in the office here before the frost sets in. I'm hoping the peppers get ripe before I try that though, just in case I end up killing it. I'll try it with the jalapeno and poblano too since they'll all die with the frost (they're all planted in Wisconsin at my camper, getting down to the low 40's at night now.) I've also got a big boy tomato plant that's 9 feet tall ;D

So you've grown a ghost from seeds? Where did you get the seeds from? I see some web sites with them... also would like to try one of those self watering planters...

[headdunce]

I dug up the habanero this past weekend (gonna get down to the low 30's in Fremont WI this week), it's a BIG plant now, not the original plant I got for $1.50 and took home on my scooter. It got to ride in a big garbage bag in the back seat back to Chicago. I planted it in a self watering planter I was able to get on the end of the year clearance, and it's now in my office with a nice south window.

During the re-planting, I knocked off one of the 16 peppers still on it ripening. I chopped it up and split it with one of the guys at my office for lunch, wow... even green those peppers are still HOT!

I hope it likes its new digs, and if so, I hope to share the heat over winter with anyone who likes it HOT!

[headdunce]

The habanero plant seems to be doing good in my office now. He's since been joined by the jalapeno and poblano that I couldn't see letting die to the frost either. I also started to grow some tomato plants from seeds in my window that are now about an inch tall, and some bell peppers that haven't sprouted yet. -- Yes, my office is starting to take on a farm look, my brother thinks I'm going to bring in a cow and some pigs soon. It's awesome

The habanero is the hit of the office, everyone checks for ripeness of the peppers in the morning over coffee hoping to spice up their lunch. Even the non-pepper-lovers have all tried a little and seem to be coming around. Oddly, I now crave these little hot peppers, and I do understand the euphoric sensation that I thought was a joke when I first read about it. Love it!

I got a new recipe for the habanero I tried today, it was GREAT!

- 1 habanero
- 1 tomato
- 1/2 red onion
- 1/2 red bell pepper
- 2 cloves of garlic
- nice handful of cilantro (it called for 2 teaspoons, but I like cilantro so...)
- 1 can of black beans

Toss that all into a food processor and let it rip until it's pretty smooth. Makes for a GREAT dip for chips! (goes great with beer ;D)

[RobbW]

Habanero?!?! Pfffftttt!!! I'm still searching for a pepper that's too hot for me.

[Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe]

You people here must use pepper spray as after shave.

[headdunce]

I'll be closing up my camper soon. Then I can't wait to get to another Chicago Astronomer star party!!! I get to see one guy snort a habanero (I've already got one dehydrated for him that I'll grind up just before going) and I'll let the other guy just chew on a nice fresh one!

Can't wait!!!! ;D

[Paulie pchris00]

Sept 30, 2012 22:01:07 GMT -6 RobbW said:

Habanero?!?! Pfffftttt!!! I'm still searching for a pepper that's too hot for me.

I witnessed Robb handle supposedly the hottest wings in the city. I did not partake that night, but I have yet to find a pepper or sauce that I can't handle.

I will not snort any peeper, though.