On Fri, 5 Feb 2010 05:32:29 -0800, Bob Terwilliger wrote:

> Christine wrote:
>
>>> Certainly not anything involving ketchup and Heinz-type "chili sauce."
>>> That's perhaps one step above those grape jelly meatballs that people
>>> bring to potlucks.
>>
>> Well..guess you didn't know Kay Hartman. She wouldn't do that kind of
>> food you are describing...and she admired this brisket. And she
>> cooked it occasionally.
>>
>> I have made this on two occasions, and I can tell you that this
>> brisket is far from what you are comparing it to . I wouldn't cook
>> those meatballs either.
>
> What's wrong with Nancy's recipe for meatballs? :-)
>
> On my last ship, I was challenged by our Supply Officer to come up with a
> recipe which could approximate chutney using ingredients in the ship's
> pantry. (I'd been criticizing his Mess Division's meals for years, so this
> was his way of lashing back, a kind of "Let's see YOU do better".)
>
> The recipe I came up with is long-forgotten, but I do remember that grape
> jelly was one of the ingredients, and on "curry night" the pseudo-chutney
> was consumed with gusto by the crew -- to the surprise of both the Supply
> Officer and myself.
>
> Bob

i had a similar thought. it seems silly to dismiss something based on the
list of ingredients. (not that i haven't done so in my time, but i don't
go on and on about it.)

your pal,
blake