Bernard Barber, Ph.D. wrote: > I, as a South Westerner, > know it to be Chili. > > We use it on anything and everything that needs killing. Some folks spread > the powder to keep coyotes and rattlesnakes away from their property, > unless, of course, you plan on eating them. Well, blow me down! Maybe chili really DOES kill bacteria!! Kathrynne -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD Editor-in-Chief, "Spotlight on Food--nutrition news for people 60-plus" http://www.fortnet.org/~fivstar and NUTRITION TOPICS copy-ready handouts http://www.dietetics.com/class/fivstar/ Tel: 970-493-6532 Fax: 970-493-6538