Inagaddadavida wrote: > RATIO > 2 basil (or less...not fond of dried basil) > 2 oregano > 3 thyme > 1 garlic, granules (powder sucks, IMO) > 1 black pepper, ground (preferably medium grind; not powdered, not butcher grind) > 1 cayenne pepper, ground > 1 white pepper, ground (optional) > 1 mustard, ground/powdered > 0.5 salt - to taste > 1 paprika - optional > ? onion, powder (optional...I don't use it) > ??? Is File powder hard to get up there in that Chile Wasteland you work in also ? Its impossible to find here in rural OZ . AKA Sassafrass ? should it be part of this mixture ? Just Askin No - Fence - tended . Luke in Oz