It's actually an American acronym: Capsaicin Hidden In Little Edibles. Peace, Hendrix, and C.H.I.L.E....... Rael64 --- On Wed, 6/4/08, Tina Brooks <shoestring_louise@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Tina Brooks <shoestring_louise@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [CH] Tobasco > To: "Chile Heads" <chile-heads@globalgarden.com> > Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2008, 10:10 AM > To my knowledge, Americans are the only ones who call them > "Chile" everyone else calls them Chili or Chilli. > > > ===== > > > Tina Brooks > VP Marketing, Peppermaster Hot Sauces <a > rel="nofollow" target="_blank" > href="http://www.peppermaster.com">www.peppermaster.com > </a>Brooks Pepperfire Foods Inc. <a > rel="nofollow" target="_blank" > href="http://www.pepperfire.ca">www.pepperfire.ca</a> > > > Phone: (514) 393-3430 > 26 St. Jean Baptiste, East > Rigaud, Quebec, Canada > J0P 1P0 > > > Network with me on <a rel="nofollow" > target="_blank" > href="http://www.gourmetbusinessforum.com/">www.gourmetbusinessforum.com</a> > -- The premier online business community for food > professionals > > > <em><font color="#ff0000">Many > persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true > happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification > but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.</font> > <font color="#4040ff">Helen > Keller</font></em> > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: =Mark <mstevens@exit109.com> > To: Byron <byronbromley@tellink.net>; Chile Heads > <chile-heads@globalgarden.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 4, 2008 8:31:19 AM > Subject: Re: [CH] Tobasco > > If Chile's was already the name of chiles, how does > Chile's own the right to > the name? > > On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:56:07 -0400, Byron wrote > > A dumb question > > > > If tobasco was already the name of a Chile why > does > > > > McIlhenny's own the rights to the name ?? > > > > I can see if the restaurant used McIlhennys > tobasco sauce as > > a name > > > > I'm reminded of the red Savina Habanero > patent, where the > > terms Red and Habanero had to be dropped > because there was a > > red habanero already in production > > > > Kinda like Monsanto wanting to Patent Soil > > > > B. > > > -- > =Mark > > http://www.exit109.com/~mstevens