All views are my own and are based on what I see, what I know and what I experience. Chillies; just how hot is hot? May 15, 2016. The Scoville Scale is named after its creator, American pharmacist Wilbur Scoville. In 1912 he devised a method of measuring how hot chillies are and his test is officially known as the Scoville Organoleptic Test. This test measures the concentration of the chemical.

Where Hot Sauce Addicts Get Their Fix. Tuesday, July 13, 2010. Because the chiles are not aged in oak barrels for three years, this will be only a rough approximation of the famous McIlhenny product. You will have to grow your own tabasco peppers or substitute dried ones that have been rehydrated. Other small, hot, fresh red chiles can also be substituted for the tabascos. 1 pound fresh red tabasco chiles, chopped. 2 cups distilled white vinegar.

The postman seems to have mislaid his van! Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy. Not a red rose or a satin heart. I give you an onion. It is a moon wrapped in brown paper. Like the careful undressing of love. It will blind you with tears. It will make your reflection. A wobbling photo of grief. I am trying to be truthful. Not a cute card or a kissogram. I give you an onion.