Many years ago my Dad bought what was supposed to be a flat of pimento plants. They turned out to be Hot Bananas instead. Never wanting to waste anything, he decided to can them for use in his soup beans and hot stew.
My job was to slit them and remove most of the seeds before packing them into pint jars.
This happened when I was about 8 years old, and I still remember how my hands burned! This was our first experience with "hot" peppers, and neither I nor my Dad knew any better at the time.
Today, I like hot peppers, but still respect what they can do. A little heat can go a long way, and when they "burn at both ends", y'all may have gone too far.........
Evil Ed
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