@Zeedman I followed those instruction last year for all my little peppers and it worked like a charm. Just great. I will probably slice them open and do the same this year, for the littles. We do have some bothersome vinegar flies around again who hover over the open fruits and annoy the heck out of me, that'd be something to contend with I guess even though I'm setting traps regularly.
I totally forgot about my shampoo for burning hands revelation from last year, and when I processed my first burning batch weeks ago, I used no gloves. It seemed okay. At that moment. An hour later I was washing in petroleum distillate (several times, because isn't petroleum a universal solvent?? apparently not) and only slight temporary relief. Then I tried that powdered eco orange cleaner. Nope. Checked out Martha Stewart and found some good advice. Rubbed hands vigorously with coconut oil for 2 minutes, and that bought me an hour of relief. 2nd round I did the 2 minute oil, and then did a 2 minute sugar scrub. It hurt to do it, but that really brought some more permanent relief. Only one more flare up that night and the burn was gone. Stellar exfoliation too.
