Hey Janet,
I just did a tasting of my recipe #2 and my GF and I both agree that the heat level is the same as original Woody's. Original Woody's has little specks in it you can feel with the tongue - I speculate it has coarser pepper than I have. Something is still missing though, and it's not just salt (but it needs that as well). It may be as simple as salt, sugar and more tamarind flavor.

As far as a taste test - absolutely! Claire, Sorcha, if you're in the neighborhood you know the invite applies to you as well! I think everybody can guess what city I live in.....

Danielle, welcome to the group! Glad you found us!

If you are Jonesing for a taste of Woody's, just make up one of the recipes in the last few pages: Janet's, Sorcha's, Claire's or mine. Any one of them surely will be very close indeed! You can post your opinion as how close any one of us is. Or you can print out the recipes and make a batch of your own choosing! You don't have to be a master chef to put some ingredents in a crock pot and simmer it! I can tell you: the hunt is fun!

To All: They used my Recipe #1 at the Firehouse this weekend, and apparently the crew went wild for it! I may think #2 is closer, but it didn't seem to matter to them! Now I have a SECOND Firehouse that wants some.....

You know, if we learn how to CAN our recipies - It's not that difficult but MUST be done properly - we could start doing taste exchanges all over the continent.