Today I gained a healthy respect for the Hungarian Wax Pepper. Last week I had sliced them up for a sandwich with no problem and they didn't seem very hot when I ate them but this week was a different story. I was seeding the peppers without wearing any gloves and all of a sudden I noticed my eyes were starting to sting. I stopped handling the peppers and gave my eyes a little rub. Needless to say they got worse, soon I couldn't even keep my eyes open and my face and hands were on fire. Luckily one of the other cooks had a contact case and solution in her car and got it for me. When I took my contacts out my eyes started to burn even more, it was one of the most painful things. I kept flushing my eyes and washing my face and hands for about 5 minutes before I could start to see again. My contacts were out of service so I resumed working with very limited vision. Eventually my brother came and dropped off my glasses and I was able to see what I was doing.
When it was time to slice up the jalapeno peppers I was much more cautious wearing gloves and keeping my hands away from my face. I learned my lesson in dealing with peppers and will never make that mistake again! Hot peppers are really great to eat & not so great to have in your eye.
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