We have some chilli oil macerating on the window sill. It has scotch bonnets in.
I really need to make some more pickled onions. The last batch were awesome.
( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Tue 16 Jun 2009, 18:29, archived)

My Da is growing them.
Evil things.
( Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 18:30, archived)

We put 5 of them in a chilli con carne once,
it was a powerful concoction and no mistake.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 18:33, archived)

Blergh
Good for diabetics, though.
( Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 18:33, archived)

Good for everyone.
Prevents cancer, obesity, alopecia, gayness, the lot.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 18:35, archived)

Yeah, they can reduce blood glucose levels in diabetics, which is my Da eats fuckloads of them.

( Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 18:38, archived)

The evidence for this is very very very sketchy indeed.
I suspect he just likes chilli. Calling it medicinal is an excellent ruse.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 18:46, archived)

He'd eat them anyway.
His consultant recommended them aswell. But I suspect losing five stone and getting fit had a damn sight more to do with it.
( Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 18:47, archived)

This sounds like a double smart ruse.
I'm afraid you'll have to give up cake and lard and get off your arse and do some exercise. On the plus side, here is a prescription for three chilli meals a day.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 18:50, archived)

If it does work, he'll have a BG of zero, with the amount of chillies he has growing.
They have a fucking polytunnel full of them. Ooh, and a peach tree and an orange tree. The oranges are tiny and loooovely.
( Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 18:52, archived)

Badger is banned from cooking with them after An Incident.

( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Tue 16 Jun 2009, 18:37, archived)

Oh, you poor thing.

( Druid, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 18:45, archived)

how do you get scotch bonnets through the neck of the bottle?

( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 18:31, archived)

They are sliced.

( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Tue 16 Jun 2009, 18:37, archived)

ah,
I put bird's eye chillies in whole.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 16 Jun 2009, 18:39, archived)