Cayenne is basically ground red (cayenne) peppers Chili powder has cumin in it If you have cumin you can skip the chili powder in your chili Sharen Rund Bloechl Lockheed Martin Enterprise Information Systems Sunnyvale Data Center sharen.rund.bloechl@lmco.com Phone: 408-756-5432 [or] Fax: 408-756-0912 srund@svl.ems.lmco.com LMnet: 8-326-5432 Pager: 408-539-5146 web: http://webpager.lmms.lmco.com/perl/mtrocall.cgi [or] Operator Assist: 1-800-725-5079, pin 408-539-5146 ---------- From: Mark or Monica Whinnery [SMTP:whinnery@intx.net] Sent: Saturday, January 16, 1999 12:24 PM To: Chile-Heads@globalgarden.com Subject: [CH] Cayenne vs Chili Powder What's the difference between cayenne powder and chili powder? Can I use cayenne in place of chili powder to make a pot of chili? Thanks! Monica