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Entries for July, 2007

A little pre-event press for the Weekend of Fire

The Weekend of Fire event hasn’t even happened yet and it’s making some news. We ran across this article from the Middletown Journal and wanted to make sure we pointed our readers to it. In it, the writer even quotes Jungle Jim’s own hot sauce maestro Bret Vitek.
Weekend of fire promises to bring [...]

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Roasted Garlic Wing Sauce by Monty’s Gourmet Foods

Well, it’s been a while since I have reviewed a wing sauce…so what better way to get back into the game than with one of the selection from Monty’s Gourmet Foods. While the spicier wing sauces were beckoning to me, I opted to go with the Roasted Garlic Wing Sauce because I really enjoy [...]

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Pepper Garden Update – July 29

Well, it’s been a month since we posted any pictures of our peppers…save for the ones that were afflicted with a little blossom end rot and have since been disposed of from our plants. Pictured above is the voluminous production of our Cayenne plants, and both plants are producing the same amount of peppers. [...]

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Getting high on chile peppers?

We’ve been preaching about the endorphin rush from hot peppers for years, and many books and magazines have been published which support this. This article from the Clarion Ledger out of Mississippi is a short summary of this same topic. Check it out this snippet and link:
Burn, baby, burn: The high of hot [...]

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Fat Kid Sauces makes a collectible you need to own!

Huvason from Fat Kid Sauces has a special announcement for you all. Even if you’ve seen it elsewhere first, it’s no less special to hear it again…
Fat Kid Sauces Jungle Jim’s Weekend of Fire 2007 Collectible
Fat Kid Sauces is pleased to announce the special limited edition “Fat Kid Sauces Jungle Jim’s Weekend of Fire [...]

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Hooties’ Porkin’ Green Chili Sauce

Well, it’s been a while since we have had a request to do a homemade sauce review, so were pleased as punch to hear from Julie B. with an offer to try some of her pork green sauce that she makes which she sells to friends and family. A pork green sauce? That [...]

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3 From Scotty B

My main man Scotty B was generous enough to send me 3 HUGE bottles of hot sauce the other day. Being used to 5 ounce “woozies” , these 12 ounce bottles seem GIANT.
Now, Scotty B has a knack for making some of the hottest all-natural sauces I have ever tried. These rival CaJohns hottest sauce [...]

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Missing in action?

Call this an “all-points-bulletin” for the hot sauce world.
The makers of some of our fave hot sauces no longer seem to exist, at least not in terms of their business. Longbranch Trading Company (formerly at www.longbranchtrading.com) has ceased to be, with no forwarding URL or any other proof that their products or their owners [...]

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Flavor and Fire hits the blogosphere!

We have always said that there is always room for one more blog about hot sauce and spicy fare. Well, our prediction continues to hold truth with the evolution of Flavor and Fire, the latest hot blog brought to you by CaJohns Fiery Foods Co. Face it, CaJohn has a lot going on. [...]

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Fair Trade chili pepper initiative at work

Pepperfire Heats up Haitian Economy Importing Goat Peppers
Brooks Pepperfire Foods Inc. of Rigaud, Quebec joins forces with Haitian Farm Operation, Greenland Corporation to bring economic reforms to Haiti through fair trade chili pepper initiative.
Rigaud, QC, July 20, 2007: Today, Brooks Pepperfire Foods of Rigaud Quebec announced the launch of a fresh pepper sauce made [...]

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