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Use Cayenne Instead Of Salt

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I have started using cayenne on just about everything: popcorn, rice, any meat, soup, potatoes, even on apples. It adds a little spice, but not really any flavor. I find that somehow this "tricks" my taste buds into forgetting there isn't any salt on my food, and I don't have regrets later!

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I have also heard that cayenne is good for high blood pressure

- Submitted by FROGHEMOTH 4/7/2010 in Cooking | 3 Comments

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TRAVELNISTA 4/8/2010 6:39:00 AM

Interesting, cayenne on apples. I am going to have to try that one. I use cayenne all of the time.

HOPE2BE 12/7/2010 1:57:00 PM

I think; it was the Dalton boys that traveled with Jesse James who latter got shot up so many times that they lived to tell about it because they used Cayenne in everything. It made the blood clot up. I was told this by a relative of Jesse James.

MAGIK0731 4/7/2010 4:03:00 PM

Thanks for sharing...I will have to try this out.

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