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

 DD> As I said the repeatability is 'portant. And I sample as I go - so
 DD> if I need to tweak things, BINGO. A little trick I learned is to
 DD> add a small amount of cinnamon. Not a lot or you'll get accused of
 DD> being from  Cincy. But, often a pinch or two (never more than 1/8
 DD> teaspoon in 5# meat) will help the flavours wake-up and blend.

 RH> We've done that, or sometimes a bit of dark (at least 70%) chocolate.

 DD> I use Hershey's cocoa powder - not the drink mix. And I'm careful to
 DD> keep The chcoclate flavour as an undertone. I mis-measured as a
 DD> cook-off once and the judges sheets gigged me pretty hard for it.

 RH> We'll take an Aldi Mosher Roth bar and melt it in.

A whole segment? That seems a lot. But, hey, it's your chilli.

     88

 RH> Steve is eligible for both, having served in Occupied Berlin and South
 RH> Korea. Our post building doesn't have a restaurant (or bar) but does
 RH> have a decent commercial kitchen. For VFW and American Legion, the guys
 RH> take turns cooking, don't know what the Marine Corps League does. Our
 RH> Auxiliary president usually cooks for our meeting; she's a widow and
 RH> kids are out of the house but she still likes to cook in quantity so
 RH> we're well fed. (G)

I did my whole hitch after boot camp in Memphis. Only time I got outside 
the friendly confines was on an around-the-world training flight with some
weekend warriors making sure they got their "flight pay". Didn't get to
see much of the world since the inside of one military base looks much 
like any other. And the mess halls are very similar.

 DD> Here's one of my chilli recipes that uses both cocoa and cinnamon.
 DD> You've probably aleady seen it - but it does make a nice pot of
 RH>  red.

 DD>       Title: Uncle Dirty Dave Drum's Prize Winning Chilli
 DD>  Categories: Beef, Chilies, Stews, Mine
 DD>       Yield: 6 Servings

 RH> Seen it quite often, may have it saved on a floppy from when we had the
 RH> C-64. (G)

This ain't chilli - but it ain't bad ....

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Navy Bean Stew
 Categories: Stews, Pork, Beans, Poultry, Vegetables
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
      1 lb Dry navy beans
      4 qt Water; divided
  1 1/2 lb Italian sausage; 1/4" slices
     29 oz Chicken broth; 2 cans
      2 c  Yellow onion; chopped
  1 1/2 c  Carrots; thin sliced
     15 oz Can whole  kernel corn
      1 tb Minced parsley
  1 1/2 ts Italian seasoning
 
  Soak beans in 2 quarts of water overnight; drain. Place
  in a large saucepan and add remaining water. Bring to a
  boil; boil for 2 min. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for
  60-70 minutes or until beans are tender. Drain.
  
  In a Dutch oven, brown sausage. Add broth, onion,
  carrots, corn, parsley, Italian season and beans. Cover
  and bake at 350ºF/175ºC for 30 min. Uncover and bake 30
  minutes longer or until bubbly.
  
  Mildred Scherrer, Toad Squat, Arizona
  
  Yield: 8-10 servings.
  
  Recipe By: Taste of Home - Feb/March 1996
  
  From: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
 
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