Thanks for the answer. I would prefer the fresher tasting salsa, as well, so I guess its WB for me! And I like the idea of using LIME juice. My son lived in Mexico for several years and my husband worked there off-and-on for almost a year. The parts of Mexico they were in used lime on almost everything, and it always seems natural to include with any Latin-type foods. Of course, most of their food was not particularly hot, but I developed a taste for spicy food as a child--so it will definitely be the 5 jalapenos for me. My poor husband and kids eventually learned to adapt to liking spicy foods as well.
Now here's another question, that I think is appropriate to this discussion, concerning gloves to use when making salsa. I learned the hard way the effects of cutting up hot peppers without gloves. (I know some can tolerate it, but I had burning hands for 12-18 hours afterward!!!) I have a few food-handling type gloves, but I find them cumbersome to work with because they are so loose fitting; so I'm wondering whether I could use the gloves I buy in bulk from Costco for cutting up the jalapeno peppers. They are listed as "powder-free textured latex exam gloves," and on the box it says they are suitable for "first aid," "health care," "baby care," "household," "automotive," and "pet care" purposes. I also use them for gardening, as I prefer them to the bulkier garden gloves. The packaging doesn't say anything about cooking, one way or the other. No one in my family has latex allergies, so we're okay with that. Does anyone know whether there would be any other reason not to use these gloves. They fit well and would make working with food so much easier.