Yvonne, I have purchased Dundicuts from Penzey's at the link below. The peppers are hotter than a hot Jalapeno (with or without the ~). They definitely are not in the Scotch Bonnet range, as Penzey's suggests. Use as you would use any dried chile for heat/seasoning. They do not carry the flavor qualities of an Ancho or Pasilla when using as seasoning. They are quite nice to nibble on dry. If they came from Penzeys, the seeds are likely to sprout. The fresh green ones are good too. http://penzeys.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/scstore/p-penzeysdundicut.htm?L+sc store+tcps8949ff121b12+1044569258 Blue skies, Frank -----Original Message----- From: owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com [mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com] On Behalf Of wburchfield Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 6:22 PM To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com Subject: [CH] dundicuts Hi Pod People, Had to come out of lurking mode to ask for a little help from those who know. I just received a wonderful? gift of a 4 oz. bag of dried dundicut peppers. I have never seen or heard of these before. Does anyone here have any experience with dundicuts? What should I expect the heat level to be? They look like little round dried up cherry pepper looking thingies, dark red. Help..... Yvonne who has nothing clever to say