sf wrote:
> On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:21:12 -0500, blake murphy
> > wrote:
>
>> (i usually put a bay leaf and one tbls cider vinegar and one tbls brown
>> sugar with the tomato, along with any reconstituted dried chiles i might be
>> using.)
>
> I tried that vinegar thing the last time I made chili and frankly
> didn't think it was a good/necessary addition. I might have liked it
> better if my tomatoes were too sweet - which happens on occasion.
>
Having done this a few times now, the first time it was the best.
That is when I had just a tad of normal red wine vinegar in the
house and I probably used 2/3s cabernet vinegar.

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Jean B.

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First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently
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self-evident. --Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)