In article >, "jmcquown"
> wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > The little goblins will start showing up at about 5:30, I'm guessing.
> > I think supper will be a pan of Chili con Carne (what we used to call
> > it in the old days) -- the kind of recipe that will make the purists
> > curl their toes and grit their teeth -- ground beef, onions, chili
> > powder, tomato stuff, a little cumin, some canned beans (kidney
> > and/or pintos). Mom used to add elbow macaroni to it -- made it
> > stretch to feed the family.
> >
> Also known as "chili mac" around here. And if you add cheese on top and
> bake it, it's a hot dish!

Nice try, Jillsie. :-) What you describe would be too loose to be a
hotdish. Mom's chili still needed a spoon; hotdish uses a fork. So
there. :-)
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