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Fall  2002

September 18, 2002 Another busy summer coming to an
end as Fall is just around the corner.  Don't know about
you but I'm ready for some cooler weather.  That morning
crisp air and cool weekends that are perfect for football
and making a batch of chili or tamales.

Now for what's new here at 'Secrets'.  Regular visitors may
have noticed a lot of new photo's throughout the web site.
Yes, I finally broke down and bought a new digital camera.
Have been putting it off for quite some time as one can 
easily get confused with all the choices out there. I did settle
on a Sony DSC S75 with 3.+ megapixels.  Happy as happy
can be and I do have to say the Customer Support has been
great and trust me you will have questions with a camera that
is as powerful as this one !!  I found the best price at Royal
Camera in New York, however shipping is steep at $19.00 but
still the total bill was cheaper than anywhere else.

In the Products area, we have eliminated some slow movers and
added some items that have been requested over the past year
on a regular basis.  Even though I still make my Spanish Rice
and Borracho Beans from scratch, I must admit the Bolner's
Spanish Rice Seasoning and Pinto Bean Seasoning have all the
right ingredients.  

The best news from the summer was that we got our first shipment
of the TISA Cast Iron Presses back into inventory.  The TISA
plant in Monterrey closed at the end of 2000 and was not operational
during the entire year of 2001.  They relocated the plant to another
city in Mexico and didn't bother to produce and warehouse an
inventory while the move took place.  So, it was a very happy day
when that 18 wheeler pulled up here with our first load of TISA's.

We are just now entering Chili Cook off Season and as usual we
have several contests that we are a sponsor in.  We generally have
a great response to the products we donate for door prizes and
cooks bags.  CASI is normally our first choice to sponsor as it is
a non profit organization and all proceeds go to a local charity or
organization.  If you ever have a chance to attend a CASI sponsored
event, I think you will find a very friendly and helpful bunch of 
folks both cooking and attending.

In closing, I just want to again thank all those customers that have
made this year a true pleasure and if you haven't used us for your
spices, give us a try.  We try to give our customers the utmost in
satisfaction.

Mike Ludwig
owner, Secrets to Cooking TexMex
www.texmex.net

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