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December 4, 2007 at 9:08 pm

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General Lighting wrote:

I expect also if handling these you should wash your hands before as well as after going to the loo….

Yes i learnt this on my first ever day of working as a chef… i chopped a load of chillies and then went for a pee :hopeless: THE BURNING THE BURNING!! :laugh_at:
December 4, 2007 at 9:10 pm

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General Lighting wrote:

I expect also if handling these you should wash your hands before as well as after going to the loo….

When I’m deling with Jolokia’s or Nagas I wear gloves. Any othe hot peppers and I wash my hands in olive oil.

Starlaugh if you want some I can take a couple cuttings and once they are rooted I’ll pm you and i can post them over.
December 4, 2007 at 9:13 pm

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elretardo87 wrote:

Starlaugh if you want some I can take a couple cuttings and once they are rooted I’ll pm you and i can post them over.

Yes mate that would be great! Would be nice to cook with some home grown chillies again… also they look pretty nice too! Cheers elretardo! :bigsmile:
December 4, 2007 at 9:15 pm

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starlaugh wrote:

Yes mate that would be great!

It takes about two weeks for cuttings to be rooted properly and its risky posting before then but that should be no bother I will take a couple tomorrow as I’m studying for an exam today.
December 4, 2007 at 9:18 pm

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No rush mate… Good luck with you exam tomorrow as well!
December 4, 2007 at 9:46 pm

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If anyone else is interesed post below I’m experimenting with cuts from these

which also grow indoors ok. They are very mild and grow to about 6″ long> I use them for stuffing.

If you fry up some beef and bacon with onions, then add some peeled tomatoes and reduce off the excess moisture til you wind up with something arround the consistencey of bolagnese sauce.

Then cook some cous cous mix half in with the meat and keep half a side for alter.

Cut your big chillies in half and remove the seeds and pith (or whathever its called in chillies) and stuff with the mixture.

Coat the top with fresh basil and oregano and a thick layer of freshly grated parmesan and roast at gas mark 4 (180^c) til the cheese is crispy.

Serve ontop of the bed of unmixed cous cous and you have some bad ass stuffed chillies that ain’t partiularly spicey but with a far nicer flavour than your average peppers.
December 5, 2007 at 8:52 pm

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Aloe vera?
I would love to give some away ER – have a mother plant literally bristling with babies if you want some [how many would you like basically? I will pot em up for you and bring them to the pub on NY if you want? ]

Chillis sound wicked – have just been able to eat chilli this year for the first time since my teens and am well into chillies as a result plus I am sure they would do well where I have my aloe vera infestation- how about a swap? Some seeds for some aloe vera plants? or whatever 🙂
December 5, 2007 at 11:13 pm

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aloe vera- my kitchen is over flowing with the stuff!! cant give it away fast enoug, got a shoot and it has grown into a huge plant and we’ve replanted the off shoots, must say was very handy when I got burnt!

Chillis – never tried them but inspired by you so drying some out and what do I do – just sow the seeds or is there something specific to do? any help much appreciated! :bounce_fl

and good luck with the exams EL!
December 6, 2007 at 1:35 pm

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Raj wrote:

Aloe vera?
I would love to give some away ER – have a mother plant literally bristling with babies if you want some [how many would you like basically? I will pot em up for you and bring them to the pub on NY if you want?

I’ll take as many as you can give. I’ve got 50l of cactus soil just waiting to be used and a spare 600w lamp. It was saved for a huge project that never quite came to fruitiion due to lack of spacel.

Raj wrote:

Chillis sound wicked – have just been able to eat chilli this year for the first time since my teens and am well into chillies as a result plus I am sure they would do well where I have my aloe vera infestation- how about a swap? Some seeds for some aloe vera plants? or whatever 🙂

If you say how hot you want them I’ll take a few cuttings for you if you like like.

Tank Girlj wrote:

Chillis – never tried them but inspired by you so drying some out and what do I do – just sow the seeds or is there something specific to do? any help much appreciated! :bounce_fl

I’m just gona write up a wee guide to starting chilli seeds from cuttings or from seed. It takes a lot more patience growing from seed, especially if they are gathered from shop bought chillies.

So give us an hour and I’ll post it up.
December 6, 2007 at 3:00 pm

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those purple chillis look absolutely gorgeous, better than a lot of houseplants – dont think you’d have any problem selling some of them on ebay or garden centres!

Peeps with Aloe-Vera – also very very good for under the eyes after a heavy night out…just try it – freshens and really tightens up the skin. you can also drink the juice….

On the chillies – one thing Ive found through my own experience – if you hurt yourself – stubbed toe, trapped finger etc – that sick feeling you get with the pain….. a drop of tabasco on the tongue seems to take that away….and also stimulates your endorphins which helps with the pain. This absolutely works for me!

They are currently making new discoveries on how chilli extracts can help as pain relief.
December 6, 2007 at 3:08 pm

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Tekhan wrote:

Peeps with Aloe-Vera – also very very good for under the eyes after a heavy night out…just try it – freshens and really tightens up the skin. you can also drink aloe vera juice….

Its an excellent astringent, I know people who use it for after shave and also as natural deoderant.

Its one reason I’d love to grow huge ammounts of it but I need more room to do that.
December 6, 2007 at 4:25 pm

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Aloe Vera is great for burns and cuts too..

We always had plants in the hotel I worked in..

(not the kitchen..That’s not legal in Denmark)
December 6, 2007 at 8:11 pm

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elretardo87 wrote:

I’ll take as many as you can give. I’ve got 50l of cactus soil just waiting to be used and a spare 600w lamp. It was saved for a huge project that never quite came to fruitiion due to lack of spacel.

k – will repot this week and get em settled for you

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If you say how hot you want them I’ll take a few cuttings for you if you like like.

not too hot please 😉

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I’m just gona write up a wee guide to starting chilli seeds from cuttings or from seed. It takes a lot more patience growing from seed, especially if they are gathered from shop bought chillies.

So give us an hour and I’ll post it up.

nice work 🙂
December 6, 2007 at 8:23 pm

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elretardo87 wrote:

Its an excellent astringent, I know people who use it for after shave and also as natural deoderant.

Its one reason I’d love to grow huge ammounts of it but I need more room to do that.

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It grows lots out of quite small pots [leaves can get huuuuuge] and mine is quite intrusive [never thought of using it as a deodorant – how does that work?
December 10, 2007 at 10:22 am

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starlaugh wrote:

Yes i learnt this on my first ever day of working as a chef… i chopped a load of chillies and then went for a pee :hopeless: THE BURNING THE BURNING!! :laugh_at:

Ha ha, that made me laugh a lot mate…but I have to ask…Did you wash your hands? And did you have to wash your manhood too…ha ha!!!
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