"OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
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> In article > ,
> Ruddell > wrote:
>
> >
> > A short discussion with a friend left us without an answer and rather
> > dumbfounded/shocked about chili. Where/when did the term 'con carne'
first
> > get dropped. Obviously, this is just to shorten the name but
originally,
> > there was a meaning to it and got even more meaningful as vegetarian
dishes
> > became more the norm (chili sin carne). I've searched a few
sites/recipe
> > books but found nothing with who actually shortened the name to simply
chili
> > (which means really nothing I think?). Wikipedia of course has an
> > interesting page on it all but still leaves that one open.
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chili_c...ns_and_history
> >
> > I'm sure most/many of us remember our mums making chili con carne when
we
> > were kids but today, nobody uses that term.
> >
> > Anyone?
> >
> > Yes, I know, I shouldn't worry about such things but that's my nature
;-)
> >
> > --
> > Cheers!
> >
> > Dennis
>
> Whatever happened to Chili con' queso? ;-)
> --
> Peace, Om.
>
> "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack
Nicholson


Chili con carne con queso con nata agriar con Corona con senorita con gusto.

Always one of my favorite lunches.

Lefty
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