In a message dated 11/07/00 1:58:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, N0YBC@prodigy.net writes: << I found this article on hot sauce and bacteria (and fire ants) >> Enjoyable article. I like the notion of killing raw shellfish bacteria with hot sauce. Once again, a drink of hard liquor with raw shellfish (beer or wine won't do it), will prevent shellfish poisoning, too. So, when I'm in a strange restaurant having shellfish, you can count on me having a vodka collins and then "cleansing" the shellfish with hot sauce. Gareth