Re: [CH] Penzey's chili powder blends question
Rich McCormack (macknet@pacbell.net)
Thu, 03 Jan 2002 05:22:08 -0800
T wrote:
>
> > My proportion of cumin
> > and oregano to ground chiles for making My Chile is around 2/3 tsp.
> > each ground cumin and crushed Mexican oregano to 2 tblsp. ground
> > chiles. How does that compare with the ratio of cumin and oregano
> > to ground chile when you make your chili?
>
> That's 3:1 chile/cumin and 3:1 chile/oregano.
>
> I use about 8:1 chile/cumin and 16:1 chile/oregano.
>
> Tom
2/3 teaspoon to 6 teaspoons (2 tablespoons) works out to about
9:1 if I'm doing the math right. That'd be pretty close to your
8 to 1 on the cumin...but it does appear I like more oregano than
you. I use coarsely crushed Mexican oregano, so there is a lot
of air in that 2/3 teaspoon.
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