At 12:30 AM -0500 9/7/01, Inagaddadavida, Baby wrote: As you >said, cayenne seems to have this ability to unify flavors...allows a >melding of sorts to occur. Mind you, this cayenne usage wasn't >limited to soups, no, but soup-age was where I learned my lessons. Certainally not limited - I've been known to use simmilar quantities on such bland dishes as chicken parmisan, chicken-and-noodles, paprikash (along with lots of paprika, of course...), and beef stroganoff. > >Whilst serranos are my favorite all-purpose fresh chile, cayenne is >my favorite all-purpose ground chile...and cayennes are my second >favorite fresh too <g>.... I see wee see eye-to-eye on favorite all-purpose chiles... > >Mind you, the ground chile i carry w/me is of a higher caliber, and >higher voltage...some of Brother Jim C's apple smoked chile powder >has been a partner of mine for a number of years...will make your >coffee smack you back in the morning, it do... Not a coffee person... But I must say I've been truly enjoying the portable pepper powder dispenser from Uncle Steve. Very very convenient, and came pre-loaded with great choices. Chad Gard, CTS KB9WXQ INCHASE: http://www.inchase.org Co-founder SCOA: http://www.stormchasersofamerica.org Member #3 INSWA: http://www.insw.org Unit #21