On Tue, 18 Jan 2000 MiltonCHILEHEAD@aol.com wrote: > Our new local fire-eaters club has decided to have a 'home-made' hot sauce > contest. What are the best ways of 'tasting' sauces - we're trying to think > of something that won't impart any strange flavors on the sauce. We were > thinking of just using teaspopns but thought that there might be something > better (my choice - turkey slices!) > Any help or suggestions (including items that cleanse the palate for the next > round) would be greatly appreciated! The one sauce judging I participated in used taco chips. They're relatively bland and give something easy to dip with. You could also use soda or oyster crackers I suppose. As for cleansing, there was yogurt, but beer might work well. Soda does not. Crackers and bread also help. Chuck Demas Needham, Mass. Eat Healthy | _ _ | Nothing would be done at all, Stay Fit | @ @ | If a man waited to do it so well, Die Anyway | v | That no one could find fault with it. demas@tiac.net | \___/ | http://www.tiac.net/users/demas