*snip*

Jalapenos never were hot IMHO. They're usually listed around 3000
Skoville Units whereas red and yellow habs run up to 300,000 Skoville
units. Even chili peppers for hot dogs are an order of magnitude hotter
than jalapenos. I gave up growing jalapenos years ago. Habs produce
more per plant and you can make a salsa with them that will make
everyone who eats it run to the bathroom to clear their bowels. It's
nothing but fun when habenero harvest time comes which should be in a
couple of weeks here.

i've never thought that they were that hot either........now my
tabasco and cayenne this year have been outstanding. brings you to
tears. ate a cayenne with lunch yesterday, it pure made the inside of
my nose burn. hot peppers are a great way to open the sinuses!