Dear Chile-Heads - I am a late-comer to this list, merely because I didn't know about its existence until fairly recently. I subscribe to the digest for convenience. This is a very good list for what it is designed to do. I have my own list, dealing with science, history and religion. I gave up long ago trying to police what people send. As long as someone doesn't overdo the off-topic postings, why not let them send a joke or something else through sometimes? Occasionally some "purist" will join and start complaining about all the off-topic posts and say something like "I thought this list was supposed to be about XXXXX!" People are people. We all have "moods" that make us do "off-topic" things, whether at a list or in real life. Certain folks need to lighten up a bit. If you live in a place where you can obtain the Ethiopian spices "berberei" and "mitmita," and wish to get a recipe for an Ethiopian hot sauce, let me know. Regards, Roberto +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "The hare was offended by the mountain but the mountain never noticed it." Old Turkish Proverb +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ä