Q: Hi Dave,I have loved using your Just North of the Border book here in Georgia! My question regards re-creating restaurant dishes at home. I am originally from Springerville, Arizona, home of Los Dos Molinos Restaurant. My favorite dish is their Green Chile Burro (enchilada style). It is amachaca-style beef with an extremely hot sauce wrapped in a homemade tortilla. …
Looking for a Foxhole Cookbook
Q: Dear Dave,When I was in the US Army in 1970 I used a Foxhole cookbook that used hot sauce and dried onion to make c-rations a culinary delight. I thought it was a little booklet published by Tabasco… Have you seen it? If so, how could I obtain a copy?–Tom Edwards A: Hello Tom:No, I haven’t seen the booklet, …
Book Recommendation
Q: Dear Dave,I am interested in making hot sauces like those available commercially. Since you are the capsicum guru, which of your books would best suit my needs? The Hot Sauce Bible or Chile Encyclopedia? Thank you, Joe A: Hello Joe:The best resource for you would be The Hot Sauce Bible. It is currently out of print (to be republished in …
How Much Cayenne = Excessive Consumption?
Q: Howdy Dave,I’ve been reading your book The Healing Powers Of Peppers and I really like it. I have a couple questions: If I take cayenne capsules twice a day (I have my own cap packing kit for 00 size caps) would cayenne rated at 60,000 be too strong? If so, then what would be best? The second question is …
Homemade Heat Test
Q: Dear Dave,I am currently doing a science fair project on the effects of hot sauce on the tongue. I am trying to make my own "homemade" test, similar to the methods used by Wilbur Scoville, to use on subjects. I was wondering if you ("The Pope of Peppers") could offer some suggestions on proper yet simple methods of testing …