An August Six-Pack

[Thomas]

Obviously. I have had the Matua--cannot recall jalapeno. But I must hasten to add that i don't generally eat jalapeno peppers both because we don't get them fresh in the East and I think they are way too much for putting into one's body.

I remember when I was stationed in Amarillo Texas a colleague opened a can of jalapeno without warning us. We were in a supply room that was maybe 500 square feet. I was standing at one end of the room; he was at the other. Still, a few seconds after he opened the can, my eyes began to water from the heat sensation that filled the room. He stuck his hand out and said I should try a pepper--I said something unrepeatable here.