it was another Ch'er who recommended this merely FABulous website ... C. Taggart's Gumbo pages at: http://www.gumbopages.com/index.html many thanks to the listmember (who was that anyway?) because the Gumbo pages have most of what we might want to know about New Orleans LA, including chile seasoned recipes. Fireman's Bitter? absinthe? here's a page ... http://www.webcom.com/gumbo/food/misc/beverages/absinthe.html fun site ... fun read ... regards peter g