[CH] Take a powder

Alex Silbajoris (72163.1353@compuserve.com)
Tue, 21 Sep 1999 09:17:00 -0400 

Sco's,

I'll vouch for the Armageddon chile powder, too, it's really good.  The
ingredient list is cryptic ("ground chiles, spices") and it's a bit pricey,
but it makes an excellent chile flavor base.  When you use it, you know
you're not buying filler.

The label information I have is:  Wildcat Creek Chile Powder Company, 6920
St. Rt. 26 East, Lafayette, IN  47905, 765-589-8271

Speaking of filler, I'll bet I'm not the only person here to decline to
purchase a dry seasoning mix, regardless of how promising it may appear,
when the first ingredients include salt and sometimes sugar.  

Cameron is correct about hab powder as a decongestant.  In years past I
used to buy Dr. Rumney's mentholated snuff - not the wet chewing tobacco
called snuff, but the fine-ground tobacco powder.  I'd sniff a little dust
from my fingertips, have a high-power sneezing fit, then enjoy the
sensation of having a fresh breeze blowing through my skull.  Years later I
accidentally inhaled a bit of pepper dust while I was pouring it, and I got
a similar effect.  I might prefer cayenne over hab for this, though.

While I'm kicking up some dust, I'll also mention a marinade mix I tried
recently,  from the Kroger grocery store chain.  They call it Grill Time
Marinade, and it has two flavors.  One is Southwest, one is Zesty Garlic
and Herb.  Both are good, but the southwest one deserves recommendation to
this list.  It has a lot of paprika and other spices, and it makes a red
sauce.  The recipe calls for 1/4 cup of oil (yield is 1/2 cup) which I
guess is intended to carry the pepper flavor.  Of course, this would make a
great vehicle for any of the good pepper powders we have at hand.  I used
it on a big steak, but I want to try it on chicken and pork.

As for this list, I think we have a new running gag.  Just as many of us
eagerly joined under the knuckledragger banner, now we will scramble to
claim our membership among the fabled Twelve Neurotics.   I'd say many of
us can claim to be neurotic to some extent, as I consult the dictionary: 
"Any of various functional disorders of the mind ... involving ... abnormal
behavior symptoms."  Oh yeah, that's us.  I just wonder whether the
physical effects of peppers would qualify as the  "organic lesion or
change" cited in the definition.

     Alex Silbajoris  72163.1353@compuserve.com
     I am not paranoid, so quit saying I am