On 19 Nov 01 at 12:37, Brent Thompson wrote: > Whoa! Habanero is going to alter the flavor in a _much_ greater (and > devasting, some of us would say) way than substituting annuum for > frutescens. Quite true but I was not thinking of adding much as the "peri- peri" chile is quite hot to start with ;-) C. annuum may be fine for bulk, I don't know. I also believe the habanero flavour would be an advantage where C. annuum would not. Nor would annuum add to the heat which was the reason I suggested. YMMV ;-) Annuums are not my favourite except in curries. Guess work on my part as I have not tried it. What is an advantage is removing the seeds from the dried chiles as these make up the main component of the chile. Not easy to do but a blender at lower speed will break up the thin skin without breaking up the seeds. Sieve out the seeds. Might take more than once through the blender. Regards Peter -- Peter Moss After one hundred and fifty years and many thousands of firearms control laws to reduce crime the list of successes should be long and illustrious. Where is the list?