In article >, Bookwyrm
> wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> > 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. :-)

> But, mightn't enough cheese glue things together enough to finally
> qualify?? I've got a 'quick-n-dirty' one that's a layer of cooked
> mac, layer of canned chili, layer of cheese, repeat. Pop in the oven
> and it comes out pretty casserole-ish.

> 'wyrm

Now THAT's a hotdish! I'll bet you ate it with a fork. It even went in
the oven, although that's not a firm requirement.
--
-Barb (www.jamlady.eboard.com updated 10-16-03; check the PickleHats tab, too.)