-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 RH> Hi Dave,

 RH> anything other than the local fireman's carnival--except for one time
 RH> we spent a couple of hours at an amuesment park in St. Catherine's,
 RH> Ontario. After getting married, we went to Busch Gardens once with
 RH> Steve's folks and several Dippemesses in Frankfurt, W. Germany. Latter
 RH> is a big carnival set up and also local potters (& other crafts folks)
 RH> have seasonal sales.

 DD> The last county fair I went to was my local deal in New Berlin. Their
 DD> was a chilli cook-off in which I placed second and won the salsa (pico
 DD> de gallo, really) competition. The hung around to see the free
 DD> grandstand show that evening. Three Dog Night was playing - with all
 DD> but one of its orifinal musicians ... and the one not there was
 DD> pushing up daisies instead of touring - mostly because he got his
 DD> lunch in a traffic mishap.

 RH> Must have been fun to see the show. I would enjoy a Peter, Paul and
 RH> Mary concert but it's down to a duo now. Saw an interview with Paul on
 RH> PBS 5 years ago when I was recouperating from the knee surgery--quite
 RH> interesting. He was to have a concert in Durham that night but there
 RH> was no way we could have gone.

I was there with my boss - who kept complaining "That's not the way it
sounded on the record." And I had to keep reminding him that "This is
LIVE. No post-production enhancements or edits."  Bv)= Still, I enjoyed
the show. And the price was right - free. 

 DD> Here's that chilli recipe and I'm going away.

 DD>       Title: 1975 ICS World Championship Winning Chilli
 DD>  Categories: Five, Beef, Vegetables, Chilies, Stews
 DD>       Yield: 3 Servings

 DD>       1 lb Ground beef
 DD>       1 oz Pkg Chilli Man Chilli Mix *
 DD>       8 oz Can Hunts tomato sauce
 DD>         ds Tabasco sauce

 DD>   Brown ground beef in heavy skillet. Stir in contents of
 DD>   chilli mix and add tomato sauce. Simmer for 1 hour and add
 DD>   Tabasco.

 DD>   * Joe DeFrates originally developed the Chilli Man Mix
 DD>   (the Illinois spelling of Chilli) and sold it, packaged,
 DD>   under that name from the 1950s until he sold the recipe to
 DD>   the Milnot Co. of Litchfield, IL, in the 1970s. It is
 DD>   available today in most midwestern states under the
 DD>   original name. The actual ingredients of the chilli mix are
 DD>   not available.

 RH> I've not seen it but we've not usually done any grocery shopping in the
 RH> midwest. We're usually well stocked, either just on our way out west or
 RH> within a couple of days of getting home and eating down the pantry &
 RH> fridge.

Chilli Man used to be sold out east. When I was trucking I hauled more
than one semi-load to grocer warehouses including Winn-Dixie and Malone &
Hyde.

 DD>   A FURTHER NOTE: You can believe that this is the actual
 DD>   recipe if you like. But, no chilli cook *ever* gives out
 DD>   the exact recipe that he used. And the original chilli
 DD>   spice mix that Joe probably did use is no longer
 DD>   available - so, use Gebhardt or Mexene or whatever your
 DD>   favourite is. - UDD

 RH> I usually don't use a mix--do my own mix of whatever peppers I have on
 RH> hand plus onions, meat and tomato whatevers.

I use Baron's 5640 mix whichj I buy from a local restaurant supply. I
tart it up with additional cumin, garlic, chilies, etc. But it's a nice
starting spot. 

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Dave's Buffalo Drumsticks
 Categories: Poultry, Chilies, Sauces
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      8    Drumsticks; skin on
      2 tb Oil
      1 tb Baron's 5640 chilli spice
      1 ts Garlic powder
           Salt & ground black pepper

MMMMM---------------------------SAUCE--------------------------------
    1/4 c  Butter; melted
    1/2 c  Frank's hot sauce
      1 tb Goldman's BBQ sauce (local
           - to Springfield, IL - use
           - your favourite, not too
           - sweet sauce)

MMMMM-----------------------DAVE'S DIPPER----------------------------
    1/2 c  Yoghurt
      1 tb Milk
    1/4 c  Mayonnaise
      1 tb Fresh lemon juice
           +=OR=+
      1 tb RealLemon
    1/4 ts Worcestershire sauce
        pn Cayenne; to taste
    1/2 c  Crumbled bleu cheese
           Salt & pepper
 
  FOR THE CHICKEN: Preheat the oven to 375oF/190oC.
  
  Rinse and pat dry the drumsticks. Mix the oil, chilli
  spice, garlic powder, and some salt and pepper in a
  medium bowl or resealable plastic bag. Toss the drummers
  in the seasoned oil to coat well. Bake the drumsticks on
  a wire rack placed on a baking sheet (so air circulates
  around chicken) until very tender and the skin is crisp,
       50    minutes.
  
  FOR THE SPICY SAUCE: Mix together the butter, hot sauce
  and BBQ sauce in a large bowl.
  
  Toss the drumsticks in the spicy sauce until well coated.
  Place the drumsticks back on the rack and continue baking
  an additional 10 to 15 minutes.
  
  MILDER ALTERNATE SAUCE: whisk together 1 tablespoon maple
  syrup, 1 teaspoon hot sauce, juice and zest of 1 lime, 1
  clove of garlic, minced and some salt and pepper.
  
  FOR THE DIPPER: Whisk everything but the cheese together
  in a bowl until smooth. Add 1/2 ts of salt and fine
  ground pepper as you gently stir in the bleu cheese.
  Cover and refrigerate leftover dipper for use on salads.
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
 
MMMMM

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