Tracy,

Thanks for the links I'll have to read them in more detail tonight. I like these quotes though:

"Chili is much improved by having had a day to contemplate its fate." by John Steele Gordon


"Chili is not so much food as a state of mind. Addictions to it are formed early in life and the victims never recover. On blue days in October, I get this passionate yearning for a bowl of chili, and I nearly lose my mind." by Margaret Cousins, novelist



>No beans in chili? Only in Texas of course! :o) <g>
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>You've probably seen this a dozen times in many different forms, but just in case you haven't:
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>http://www.qis.net/~jimjr/men17.htm
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>and this:
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>http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/Chili/ChiliHistory.htm