Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> In article >, Bookwyrm
> > wrote:
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>>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
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>>>In article >, "jmcquown"
> wrote:
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>>>>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
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>>>>>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.
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>>>>Also known as "chili mac" around here. And if you add cheese on
>>>>top and bake it, it's a hot dish!
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>>>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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>>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.
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>>'wyrm
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> 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.

Of course I ate it with a fork! It's too hot to eat with my fingers......

ducking & running,
'wyrm