> Found this while looking for my sweet pickle relish recipe (I found a > great one if any body wants a copy, kinda off topic I spose). > Fermented Pepper Sauces (Tabasco) > Original McIlheny method -> Grind peppers. Add 1/2 cup kosher I think that I would add some toasted oak chips, the kind used by home winemakers to mimic barrel type aging in their wines. The effect takes about a week so this should work. You end up straining out the solids and the oak would not end up in the final sauce, just the flavor. Dave Hendricks "BVD'Rangs, anything less is just a stick" bvdrangs@enter.net http://www.enter.net/~bvdrangs/index.html