sf > wrote:

>On Sun, 11 May 2008 13:09:54 -0700, Mark Thorson >
>wrote:

>>sf wrote:

>>> I'm surprised by the amount of chiles.

>>Ancho chiles aren't very hot. They mostly have
>>chile flavor.

>I wasn't talking about heat, just the pure *amount* for only 1.5
>pounds of meat.

In my experience sausage in general can take a huge ratio of
ground spices. I put handfuls of cayenne and fennel into Italian
sausage for example. 8 or 12 anchos for a pound of pork does
not seem too excessive to me.

Steve