On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:04:23 -0500, Jean B. wrote:

> aem wrote:
>> On Jan 17, 10:50 am, Lynn from Fargo > wrote:
>>> On Jan 17, 10:54 am, Chemiker > wrote:> On Sat, 17 Jan >
>>>> Well, I can safely say he ain't from Texas. Except for the missing
>>>> cinnamon, this could pass for Skyline. They eat funny up there.
>>> . . .
>>> Whoa! That ain't even CLOSE to Cincinnati Chili! Where's the
>>> chocolate, the coffee, the 27 other ingredients? Over RICE? With
>>> TURKEY? I love Obama, but I thought he was supposed to be a Foodie.
>>> That recipe sounds like it was written by a spinmeister to keep the
>>> health nuts happy!
>>
>> Not Texas chili, not Cincinnati chili, not the kind of chili you spend
>> weekend hours creating. I'd say it's a typical middle of the road
>> fast weeknight 'let's throw together something that reminds us of
>> chili' dish. IOW the kind of thing that's made all the time in
>> kitchens all around the country. -aem
>
> I looked this us because I wondered whether it was like such
> recipes our moms might have made. The vinegar is very different
> (for me, anyway). I guess I have one foot in each chili camp with
> the one mom made (with beans, tomatoes, etc.) being a comfort
> food, and the "more-authentic" ones being something else.

i don't think vinegar is that out-of-the way in chili. it's used in the
recipe i usually work from.

your pal,
blake