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 ML> Community building: plopping people half an hour from nowhere.
 NB> Well...  that IS one way to encourage it...  (G)

I think we all do well together, with or without xxcarol.
It looks to be a mighty small picnic this year, though
(G&D and I will rendezvous with Burt and Shirley on the
way, which is good).

 NB> I did check...  No problems at all.  She did say, though, that if
 NB> things got too rowdy, she'd just yell out on the Pond, That's Nancy's
 NB> party... :)

Doesn't look to be too rowdy a bunch.

 NB> You asked earlier about knives, I checked there, too... She said that
 NB> her own (fairly extensive) knife set can be available...  but I don't
 NB> know anything about the quality, even so... just not that much of a
 NB> cook myself... 

Gail said that her batterie de cuisine will be available
for transport if necessary. I may bring some liquids, but
given that I will be traveling by air afterward, no
sharp objects or explosive substances.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Alabama Picnic Chilli
 Categories: Chilli, Tested, Beef
      Yield: 10 Servings

      5 lb Coarse-ground beef
      1 lg Onion; diced fairly fine
    1/2 c  Green bell pepper; diced
      2 tb Beef base *
      1 ts Cocoa (Nestle or Hershey)
      5 ts Powdered garlic granules
      1 ts Ground cumin
     48 oz Can tomato or V8 juice
      5 tb Plus 3 ts chilli powder
    1/2 ts Fresh black pepper

  * Kraft beef soup/gravy base. You can sub bouillon cubes (3
  of them) but your chilli will be awfully salty. You can also
  skip this ingredient altogether.

  Combine the beef base, tomato juice, chopped veggies, cocoa
  and 4 teaspoons of powdered garlic in a dutch oven over a
  low (simmer) flame.

  Divide the hamburger into three more-or-less equal batches
  and brown it in a separate skillet. Add 1 teaspoon of chilli
  powder per batch of meat.

  When browned and crumbled drain excess fat and add meat to
  dutch oven. Repeat until all ground beef is in the chilli
  pot. Add the black pepper to the chilli pot.

  Stir in 1 tablespoon of the chilli powder per pound of meat
  (5 Tb for this batch). Cover pot and let simmer, stirring
  once in a while. When the onions and peppers are cooked
  (about 1 1/2 hr) taste the pot. You will probably find
  that you'll need to add the remaining tablespoon of garlic
  powder and the teaspoon of ground cumin. You may also want
  to add an additional tablespoon of chilli powder at this
  time. Trust me on the garlic and cumin. It adds the final
  kick. Neysa tasted before and after and could not believe
  how much difference it made.

  Simmer for an additional 10 to 15 minutes and serve.

  For those desiring a hotter product add cayenne until your
  lips turn numb and your sinuses drain if you like. I made
  this batch extra-mild in deference to picnic attendees who
  don't handle heat real well. Sadly, Maya Houston thought it
  was still too hot after she tasted a spoonful. &^(=

  Format and recipe by Dave Drum - 18 August 98

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

MMMMM



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