On Sun, 11 May 2008 11:49:16 -0400, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>Last night I made chorizo per the recipe in Rick Bayless' "Mexico, One
>Plate at a Time" cookbook. It calls for you to grind the bay leaves with
> mortar and pestle, which I don't own. I tried to do it in the food
>processor, even adding the salt from the recipe to act as an abrasive
>but it barely worked.
>Any other suggestions to get the job done?

Use a coffee grinder, like a Braun, or Krups. I use one for spices
all the time.

Christine