I must say Brah-Voh to the person who suggested saliva.  It was so simple it was brilliant.  It’s not like my mouth burns for hours after I eat jalapenos, so my mouth must be doing something right. 

Before I fell asleep last night, I licked my hands like you don’t know what.   It actually began to burn more at first, but I took it as a clue that it was working.

I slept through the night and am currently pain free.

I am a self-taught user of jalapenos.  For years I had simply chopped without using gloves because it never crossed my  mind that I would have scorched hands.  Sure, I recently had a few occasions where I had minor burning after touching more sensitive skin, but it washed away fairly quickly.

Today, I was in trouble.

When I went to the store and bought jalapenos for a dish that I decided to make, I marveled at not only the abundance of jalapenos, but their sheer size.

They didn’t look like the usual puny things I buy, so I thought they must be in season.

Damn right, they were in season!

I thought I was going crazy and maybe mixed some cleaning fluids and was now paying the price.

I’m about to coat my fingers in Neosporin to see if it works.  It’s all I’ve got at this point.

I was intrigued by the antacid suggestion, so I even busted up Tums and diluted in water as it was all I had on hand.

Not quite the result I was looking for.

Let’s just hope that it stays at this pain level and doesn’t progress through the night.  Otherwise, I don’t want to have to call in sick and tell my Hispanic coworkers how the white person doesn’t know how to chop jalapenos properly.