I was Born in Ray Arizona, which at that time was a copper mining town, as the mine exspanded it buried the town under tons of copper crud and other crap, my dad who was a gunner in the pacific was exposed to hot sauce to cover the taste of the food they had. He became a Blaster at the mine and was friendly with every one. He got turned on to the wild little peppers that the Mexican workers ate and he would take a long drive south with them to a place where they grew, he always had a jar full of those little fire balls, us kids craved to try what our dad put on his food at first it was just some of the hot vinegar and as we got a little older the mean little fire balls.
later I was exposed to some of the hot peppers in the store at that time 60s, I joined the navy when I got out of high school and was in the Brown water navy for a couple of years then was later on a refitted Destroyer during that time I was exposed to the local Thai sauces and foods, hot Filipeano and Vietnamese dishes that was often spiced with hot peppers and fiery sauces.
After that I was pretty much hooked on hot peppers and grew several of the main line peppers mostly jalapenos and some of my favorite little fire balls that I collected in Southern New Mexico.
In my later years I started to trade pepper seeds with other people and made some good friends like my friend Chris here and several others which lead me to getting some Ghost peppers, now I try and grow as many different super and some of the newer Ultra hots that is being talked about.
I'm now recovering from Cancer, but I still have the taste for hot spicy foods even though my doctor frounds on me eating any super hots in large amounts, I don't know what he means about large amounts as you just can't eat a lot of super hots at any one time , at least not more than one at a time. So I guess a piece here and there or a good shake of the sauce bottle won't kill me
later I was exposed to some of the hot peppers in the store at that time 60s, I joined the navy when I got out of high school and was in the Brown water navy for a couple of years then was later on a refitted Destroyer during that time I was exposed to the local Thai sauces and foods, hot Filipeano and Vietnamese dishes that was often spiced with hot peppers and fiery sauces.
After that I was pretty much hooked on hot peppers and grew several of the main line peppers mostly jalapenos and some of my favorite little fire balls that I collected in Southern New Mexico.
In my later years I started to trade pepper seeds with other people and made some good friends like my friend Chris here and several others which lead me to getting some Ghost peppers, now I try and grow as many different super and some of the newer Ultra hots that is being talked about.
I'm now recovering from Cancer, but I still have the taste for hot spicy foods even though my doctor frounds on me eating any super hots in large amounts, I don't know what he means about large amounts as you just can't eat a lot of super hots at any one time , at least not more than one at a time. So I guess a piece here and there or a good shake of the sauce bottle won't kill me