The Core of the Sun enhancing her knowledge of chili peppers by extending an invitation to his farm. There, she sampled and grew an assortment of peppers. Working with chili peppers allowed Sinisalo to understand factors such as the Scoville rating which is determined by capsaicinoids. The Scoville scale measures the spiciness (heat) of the pepper. One can explore the Scoville ratings, health benefits, and growing techniques of peppers on Kilpinen's website In the Core of the Sun's Afterword, Sinisalo describes the Transcendental Capsaicinophilic Society as “ a real, though somewhat tongue-in-cheek, group that can be found on the Internet.” A quick Google search reveals
Darrel Scoville Darrel Scoville Darrel Scoville (born October 13, 1975) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Austrian team EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. He played in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames and the Columbus Blue Jackets, playing 16 regular season games, scoring 1 assist and collecting 12 penalty minutes. He also played in the American Hockey League for the Saint John Flames(scoring the Calder Cup championship-clinching goal in the 2001 AHL Calder Cup Finals), Syracuse Crunch, Hershey Bears and the Providence Bruins. He signed to Black Wings in