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Cooking & Baking

Morbius

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6. If you trim all the white stuff attached to the seeds from jalapenos, they're not hot at all.

Reply to walkingman (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 08:41 PM

Jun 7

The capsaicin, the chemical which tastes "hot," isn't present in the green parts of the chili. Trimming away the seeds and the white pith which holds them means you can get the flavor without the heat. This makes for wonderful corn muffins.

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How Black Woman Outsmarted the South with Cornbread [View all] irisblue Jun 7 OP

I learned cornbread from my Louisiana granny jmbar2 Jun 7 #1

I love cornbread,my wife puts in a cup of velvetta cheese that makes it less crumbly, not as hot as jalapeno cornbread walkingman Jun 7 #2

If you trim all the white stuff attached to the seeds from jalapenos, they're not hot at all. Morbius Jun 7 #6

I use Martha White white cornbread mix (sometimes White Lily depends on where you are) yellowdogintexas Jun 7 #3

I use the recipe for cornbread from the cookbook of Sylvia's Restaurant. no_hypocrisy Jun 7 #4

"I mostly use jiffy mix corn bread as a go along with chili or to top a tamales pie" -misanthroptimist Jun 7 #5

I love it! littlemissmartypants Jun 8 #7