Mark asked about how to categorize hot sauces for judging. I'm certainly no judge, so the best I can do is to pass along how it is done in the Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Contest, the 8th annual version of which was held a month ago. Individual category: Red sauce, green sauce, special variety. Restaurant category: Red sauce, green sauce, special variety. People's Choice Awards: Commercial bottlers: Red sauce, green sauce, special variety, pepper sauce. Among the judges were Bruce Auden, Robb Walsh, and Stephan Pyles. A little more info is available at <www.auschron.com/issues/vol18/issue01/ food.hotsauce.html> Tom Denton Austin