On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:42:34 -0500, Jean B. wrote:

> 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.

it's not a noticeable taste of vinegar, just a muted note. i use a
tablespoon in a recipe for about a pound of beef (chunks, not ground).

your pal,
blake