On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 11:14:25 +1000, John 
wrote:

> On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 21:29:59 GMT, "Dave Sibbett"

> wrote:
> 
> Hello Dave,
> 
> >This summer I planted some peppers in the garden.
Today I picked some ripe
> >ones. I gave both Molly YNA and BooBoo each a half
habanero(scotch bonnet)
> >they both went ape over it. These are 200 times hotter
than jalepenos.
> 
> Mother nature and evolution at its best, if a mammal eats a capsicum
> the seed dies during the digestive process. If a bird eats
it the seed
> passes through safely and gets deposited in a new location with a
> convenient dollop of fertilizer. So the capsicum family has evolved
> with an attractive soft fruit that is repugnant to most mammals but
> not to birds.

I guess that means I'm part bird then, because I love hot
peppers. The hotter the better.

They get me through those long cold Canadian winters. Chili, not
chilly.

Tara J. Ballance
Montreal, Canada
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