blake murphy wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:04:23 -0500, Jean B. wrote:
>
>> aem wrote:
>>> On Jan 17, 10:50 am, Lynn from Fargo > wrote:
>>>> On Jan 17, 10:54 am, Chemiker > wrote:> On Sat, 17 Jan >
>>>>> Well, I can safely say he ain't from Texas. Except for the missing
>>>>> cinnamon, this could pass for Skyline. They eat funny up there.
>>>> . . .
>>>> Whoa! That ain't even CLOSE to Cincinnati Chili! Where's the
>>>> chocolate, the coffee, the 27 other ingredients? Over RICE? With
>>>> TURKEY? I love Obama, but I thought he was supposed to be a Foodie.
>>>> That recipe sounds like it was written by a spinmeister to keep the
>>>> health nuts happy!
>>> Not Texas chili, not Cincinnati chili, not the kind of chili you spend
>>> weekend hours creating. I'd say it's a typical middle of the road
>>> fast weeknight 'let's throw together something that reminds us of
>>> chili' dish. IOW the kind of thing that's made all the time in
>>> kitchens all around the country. -aem
>> I looked this us because I wondered whether it was like such
>> recipes our moms might have made. The vinegar is very different
>> (for me, anyway). I guess I have one foot in each chili camp with
>> the one mom made (with beans, tomatoes, etc.) being a comfort
>> food, and the "more-authentic" ones being something else.
>
> i don't think vinegar is that out-of-the way in chili. it's used in the
> recipe i usually work from.
>
> your pal,
> blake

I have never had it in chili. I DO like vinegar, so it might be
interesting.

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Jean B.