I had a very HOT night!
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For all you freaks and perverts out there, let me say you will be disappointed from this point on! LOL! Last night I decided to steam some fish and shrimp for dinner so I’m cutting up all my vegetables and seasoning my seafood, normally I use my cutting board but this time I just used a small saucer and my fingers to cut everything, including the top of a scotch bonnet (habanero) pepper. So, after I’m done cooking I then go bathe my daughter and proceed to check on my rice afterwards when I feel this extreme heat radiating from my palms. Now I have very sensitive skin, I can’t wear fake jewelry and some soaps and vegetables irritate my skin when I handle them so I’m thinking I’m just having a temporary allergic reaction. Uh no! Fast forward five minutes, once I’m in the shower and my hands feel like they are going to implode when I touch the hot water and like ice cubes when I touch the cold water….”Houston, we have a problem!”
A few minutes later my husband comes in from the gym and I tell him that my hands are on fire and I suspect it has something to do with the scotch bonnet. When I explain that I cut the seeds out of the scotch bonnet with my bare hands his response is, “No, you shouldn’t have done that.” along with a very animated grin. Men! I’m like well thanks Sherlock I think I’ve figured that out by now since my hands are now radioactive material!
I spend the next hour scouring the internet and dipping my hands in all kinds of questionable liquids: bleach, crystal light (the suggestion was lemon juice, but since I didn’t have any, citric acid is the number one ingredient in crystal light and it worked for someone else, so I gave it a whirl), hand sanitizer, aloe vera gel, milk (external and internal), apple cider vinegar, I also rub my palms on stainless steel (sounds weird but it did work momentarily), lotion, dishwashing liquid, and rubbing alcohol. The entire time my husband is laughing at me and warning me not to touch him or anything else including the baby!
Alas, I see a source recommending to soak my hands in a baking soda and water paste (which will get some awful stains out of your carpet by the way, including that ever resistant and dreaded CURRY)…now honestly this remedy crossed my mind in the beginning of my agony but I figured I’d read the online testimonials first. I sat on the couch for about 10 minutes while the paste dried and thank Jesus I am now able to use my hands again without any cooling agents! I guess I should be grateful it wasn’t worse, some people said they took out their contacts and even had burning genitalia from using the bathroom (now, my question to the women is how did your hand miss the toilet tissue?? Yuck!) Needless to say I have a new found respect for scotch bonnets. Who knew a tiny piece of vegetation could wreak so much havoc! O.K. you can stop laughing now! LOL!
3 comments ↓
I can feel your ..experienced that too and based on that premise i decided that this cooking ting not 4 me cause it too friggin’ HOT!
LOL, you know the crazy thing is I turned right back around and cut another one today with my bare hands…but I did use a cutting board this time and I didn’t touch not even ONE seed!
I know what you mean. Most time just set the Scotch bonnet on top of the meat or whatever you using. You will the same flavor, but not the “burning” affects. I am not laughing because that happened to me once and I had to RUN GO A DOCTA!
The peppa bun me, til it couldn’t bun me nuh more.
Glad it all turned out alright though.
More time….IRIE
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