Are there any myths surrounding the spilling of a quantity of black pepper?
Because I just sent about two ounces of ground black pepper wafting across my kitchen when I was trying to remove the little plug at the base of my pepper shaker to empty out the pepper so I could wash the shaker. Damned little plug WOULD NOT GIVE IT UP, so I yanked.
No sneezing, thank God. But I only wiped up the spill. I didn’t toss any over a shoulder or make any wishes or weave my hands in the air to form any signs to ward off a pox or the like.
And if I need to do that, I need to know pronto!
