Devil peppers?

[Rasthai]

Bird pepper story- 1982 at Tigress, livin cheap so making spaghetti, at market didn't need a lot so bought the smallest peppers they had - was 1st mistake. Started Chopping them up and my fingers and nails start to burn, so I go wash my hands in cold water, water makes it feel fine so I decide might as well wash my face while I was there - 2nd mistake. Splashed water on my face including my eyes, well screamed like a little girl as face and eyes just started burning, didn't know what do, my pals went and got the guy Friday from Tigress, Slim, he comes in and says "mon, you need fiah to draw out the fiah" drags me to the gas stove, turns on all the burners and puts my face right up to the stove, well let's just say Jamaican remedies don't always work, just managed to singe off my eyebrows while my eyes kept burning. Couple hours of streaming tears and lots of ice and I survived but needless to say didn't eat the spaghetti sauce nor any more bird peppers.

[captaind & Linston]

Bird pepper story- 1982 at Tigress, livin cheap so making spaghetti, at market didn't need a lot so bought the smallest peppers they had - was 1st mistake. Started Chopping them up and my fingers and nails start to burn, so I go wash my hands in cold water, water makes it feel fine so I decide might as well wash my face while I was there - 2nd mistake. Splashed water on my face including my eyes, well screamed like a little girl as face and eyes just started burning, didn't know what do, my pals went and got the guy Friday from Tigress, Slim, he comes in and says "mon, you need fiah to draw out the fiah" drags me to the gas stove, turns on all the burners and puts my face right up to the stove, well let's just say Jamaican remedies don't always work, just managed to singe off my eyebrows while my eyes kept burning. Couple hours of streaming tears and lots of ice and I survived but needless to say didn't eat the spaghetti sauce nor any more bird peppers.

Mas Hugh used to tell me this story:

One time he was "bilious" (really upset stomach) for several days. The bush doctor told him to eat 12 bird pepper.

So he did................. Hear him:

"mi drop down in de road and every thing come out of me..both ends. It take me like cannon shot....De pepper bun like fyah.. Mi can't remember how mi get home ...next morning...bilious gone"

True story so him tell me

Cap