Subj : Re: Yellowknife
To : Jim Weller
From : Dave Drum
Date : Fri Sep 09 2022 05:16:06
-=> JIM WELLER wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-
JW> Gold and diamonds get all the publicity but government is actually
JW> the largest employer.
DD> Likely located there because of an already substantial
DD> (comparatively) population and infrastructure caused by the
DD> natural resources exploitation. DD> Made sense to locate those
DD> things there.
JW> Actually I'm not sure why Yellowknife was selected in 1967. It
JW> didn't even exist until 1936 or have a road connecting it to the
JW> south until 1960.
Politics and, probably, location.
JW> Hay River on the other side of Great Slave Lake was bigger at the
JW> time, older (the Hudson Bay Company set up there in 1868) and much
JW> more established. The outlying area has a handful of local farms.
JW> Its road to Alberta was built back in 1948 and it is the northern
JW> terminus of the Mackenzie Northern Railway and the starting point
JW> for the Mackenzie River barging operations which goes up to the
JW> Arctic ocean and then west to Barrow, Alaska and east to Goa Haven
JW> and Taloyoak, Nunavut. It is the centre of a major northern
JW> transportation corridor.
In my state Chicago is the 800 lb gorilla. But Springfield, the capitol,
is centrally located. And take a look at New York - where more centrally
located Albany is the capitol city whilst New York City is the capital
city. Bv)=
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Capital Punishment Chilli
Categories: Beef, Pork, Chilies, Vegetables, Stews
Yield: 20 Servings
1 ts Oregano
2 tb Paprika
2 tb MSG
9 tb Chilli spice mix
4 tb Cumin
4 tb Beef bouillon granules
24 oz Old Milwaukee beer *
2 c Water
4 lb Extra lean chuck; chilli
- grind
2 lb Extra lean pork; chilli
- grind
1 lb Extra lean chuck; in 1/4"
- cubes
2 lg Onions; fine chopped
10 cl Garlic; fine chopped
1/2 c Kidney suet
1 ts Mole poblano; powdered
1 tb Sugar
1 ts Coriander seed; from Chinese
- parsley/cilantro
1 ts Louisiana Red Hot Sauce;
- Durkee's
8 oz Tomato sauce
1 tb Masa Harina flour
Salt
* Real, quality beer may be used in place of the cheap
Frothingslosh. - UDD
In a large pot, add paprika, oregano, MSG, chilli spice,
cumin, beef bouillon, beer and 2 cups water. Let simmer.
In a separate skillet, brown meat in 1 lb. or 1 1/2 lb.
batches with suet. Drain and add to simmering spices.
Continue until all meat is done.
Saute chopped onion and garlic in 1 TB suet. Add to spices
and meat mixture. Add water as needed. Simmer 2 hours. Add
mole, sugar, coriander seed, hot sauce and tomato sauce.
Simmer 45 min.
Dissolve masa harina flour in warm water to form a paste.
Add to chili. Add salt to taste. Simmer for 30 minutes.
Add additional Louisiana Hot Sauce for hotter taste.
Bill Pfeiffer's 1980 World Championship Chilli
(International Chili Society)
Reposted on the Cooking Echo by Bud Cloyd
From:
http://www.recipesource.com
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