Hi Dave,

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

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

 RH> And not as noticeable as you would think, especially with the lesser
 RH> intense bars. 56% is good, not too sweet, not too bitter.

 DD> I buy the flavoured Moser-Roth bars - especially the Orange & Almond
 DD> and the Chile varieties. And, occasionally, a couple of the 70% Dark.

We buy the mint, chili, 70% and 85% varieties. I usually have the mint,
let Steve have most of the chili and we share the dark varieties.

 DD>      88

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

 RH> And any time you're on a base/post/air field, etc, you're considered to
 RH> be on US soil. Too bad you couldn't get out "on the economy" and try a
 RH> local eatery in each place, probably would have opened your eyes to new
 RH> foods/flavors long before Fido Cooking Echo existed. (G)

 DD> I'm sure it would have and that's what I had been hoping for when I
 DD> finagled my way onto that "mission". But, I forget that these were
 DD> "Weekend Warriors" with day jobs that they wanted/needed to get back
 DD> to.

Too bad you couldn't have hitched a ride with active duty folks. They
usually get to go places often enough to know the "off the beaten path"
areas to check out.


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

 DD>       Title: Navy Bean Stew
 DD>  Categories: Stews, Pork, Beans, Poultry, Vegetables
 DD>       Yield: 8 Servings

 RH> Another one I can't make for us because of the corn. Last week I pulled
 RH> a container just labeled "chili" and a date out of the freezer. It
 RH> wasn't one I'd made--very mild, lots of beans, little meat and no heat
 RH> but not a bad flavor. Thing is, neither of us can remember where we
 RH> picked it up. (G)

 DD> Oooopsie. Sorry 'bout that. I don't mind being allergic to bananas and
 DD> marijuana. And having bologna trigger my gag reflex. But if corn was a
 DD> no-go for me ... I can't imagine how that wold disrupt my diet. It
 DD> would be easier to have Celiac disease like Shawn's wife.

 DD> As to the mystery chilli - flavour is what it's all about. If it's too
 DD> spicy the taste buds are temporarily "fried" and you won't taste much
 DD> except the heat.  Bv)=

I prefer taste over heat so usually don't make my chili hot enough to
burn the mouth. Steve knows where I keep whatever will heat it up to his
heat level if he thinks it's needed.

 DD> On that note - I've got my stock of 'minature pumpkins" (Scotch DD>
 Bonnets) for the trick-or-treaters. Hey, they asked for a trick DD>

The kids aren't on to you yet or do they forget from year to year?

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Ruth
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