I'd kick him somewhere else. I have made that same comment about cake many times. Sweets are for dessert.
Is there a really decent canned chili?
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bgmacaw
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I'm originally from Southwest GA and my Grandmother made her cornbread not sweet. My wife is from Northeast GA and her Grandmother made it sweet, almost cake like. I wonder if it's family traditions maybe more than regional.
I've wondered why some companies label it as "Hot Dog Sauce" instead of "Hot Dog Chili".
As far as I know, my grandfather could cook only one thing: cornbread, or "skillet bread" some called it. He showed me how one day. Cornmeal, water, bacon fat, salt. Cooked on a cast iron skillet. Nothing cake-like about it. No sugar, no yeast. That was and is cornbread to me.
trapdoor2
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Ok, just back from Kroger's. Got two cans of Wolf's chili (with beans). I'll go all judgemental on it after we try it. Maybe tonight?
Remember: you git extra points for mentioning Texas!
Well, 49 years and seven months ago was when I was born. And there was definitely sweet cornbread in SC when I was a tiny guy.
FenderGyrl
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trapdoor2
Friend of Leo's
Sweet cornbread seems to be a restaurant thing. I've never had home-made that was sweet...not that I've ever had any relatives who were native Southerners.
Miz Diane, however, is an umpteenth gen G.R.I.T.S. Her people were in Alabama and Georgia before George Washington stopped wettin' his nappies. Don't make me call her in here.
Miz Diane, however, is an umpteenth gen G.R.I.T.S. Her people were in Alabama and Georgia before George Washington stopped wettin' his nappies. Don't make me call her in here.
stxrus
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A totally different thing. I’d probably chew the lid off if it didn’t have a pop top
11 Gauge
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Jarred spaghetti sauce got me thinking about premade pasta vs. fresh made.
If you've never made your own pasta, then definitely don't start! If you think canned chili doesn't taste great, you'll probably think the same thing about premade pasta.
There was a period after I got a pasta maker that I just couldn't eat premade pasta for like a solid two years or so.
stxrus
Doctor of Teleocity
I’m not a fan of sweet cornbread or sweet tea. I will eat sweet cornbread but I WILL NOT drink sweet tea.
Millions of people put tomatoes in
jambalaya, gumbo, and of course, chili. Doesn't make it right. Beans in chili, I'm okay with, tomatoes however are sacrilegious.
I've talked to Italians about this. Fresh pasta is made with soft wheat, dried pasta with hard wheat. Different.
E5RSY
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Since we've moved on to Italian food, a quick aside which has been long weighing on me...what the heck was Italian cuisine like before the first tomatoes were sent back to Europe in the late-15th Century???
ZackyDog
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RodeoTex
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I really like Wolf Brand chili. Beans or no beans.
Actually all the canned chili I've ever had has been better than the fund raiser chili I bought last week. (I won't name names but it kind of irked me to drive 20 miles to support a team, then get that stuff)
Actually all the canned chili I've ever had has been better than the fund raiser chili I bought last week. (I won't name names but it kind of irked me to drive 20 miles to support a team, then get that stuff)
drumtime
Tele-Afflicted
Here's an easier question-- Is there any decent food that comes in cans? I'll give canned tomatoes a pass because they are just an ingredient, but otherwise I'm having a hard time coming up with anything
canned chili is compromise.
I will eat when camping (mixed with like chef boy ardee spaghetti!) we used to eat trout and this mix with some rolls when we'd camp in my teens and college years... friggin great in cold weather!
about this time of year, I'll make a mess of chili (a mess = 4 large regular fixins we'd do for supper, so 4 -4 person meals or 16 servings/bowls) and put it in our handy freezer bags and vacuum pack it and put it in the freezer... you can put it (bag and all) in boiling water and heat as needed.
this is all gone by March. November to March. That is what I'd suggest. Unless you are camping, then a couple cans of chili and some chefboyardee spaghetti... oh man.
I will eat when camping (mixed with like chef boy ardee spaghetti!) we used to eat trout and this mix with some rolls when we'd camp in my teens and college years... friggin great in cold weather!
about this time of year, I'll make a mess of chili (a mess = 4 large regular fixins we'd do for supper, so 4 -4 person meals or 16 servings/bowls) and put it in our handy freezer bags and vacuum pack it and put it in the freezer... you can put it (bag and all) in boiling water and heat as needed.
this is all gone by March. November to March. That is what I'd suggest. Unless you are camping, then a couple cans of chili and some chefboyardee spaghetti... oh man.
