Sweetness. Carrot cake is one of the sweetest naturally flavored cakes there is. > -> Beets. Now *there's* an idea that had never even occurred to me...every > x > Well, hot pickled beets are delicious. > x > ->time I made up my own habbie sauces I used either carrots (for > -> standard > -> vinegary hot sauce) or mangoes (for mustard-base Barbados sauce.) That > x > You have me curious. Mango I understand, due to the flavor it adds. > But I've never heard an explanation for why folks put something as bland > and bulky as carrot in a hot sauce. Can you explain me why this is a > good idea? My sauce is half habs, half other very hot peppers that round > out the flavor, and just enough vinegar and brine for processing. And > that's all, except for the love and the aging. It's thick and delicious > and fragrant, and it's nice and hot. I can imagine it wth mango, but > what would I gain from carrots? > x > Rain > @@@@ > \\\\\ > > > Dave Anderson Tough Love Chile Co. http://www.tough-love.com