Subj : VFW/Legion was:Road Trip
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Thu Oct 10 2024 16:48:42
Hi Dave,
RH> We'll take an Aldi Mosher Roth bar and melt it in.
DD> A whole segment? That seems a lot. But, hey, it's your chilli.
RH> And not as noticeable as you would think, especially with the lesser
RH> intense bars. 56% is good, not too sweet, not too bitter.
DD> I buy the flavoured Moser-Roth bars - especially the Orange & Almond
DD> and the Chile varieties. And, occasionally, a couple of the 70% Dark.
We buy the mint, chili, 70% and 85% varieties. I usually have the mint,
let Steve have most of the chili and we share the dark varieties.
DD> 8<----- CUT ----->8
DD> I did my whole hitch after boot camp in Memphis. Only time I got
DD> outside the friendly confines was on an around-the-world training
DD> flight with some weekend warriors making sure they got their "flight
DD> pay". Didn't get to see much of the world since the inside of one
DD> military base looks much like any other. And the mess halls are
DD> very similar.
RH> And any time you're on a base/post/air field, etc, you're considered to
RH> be on US soil. Too bad you couldn't get out "on the economy" and try a
RH> local eatery in each place, probably would have opened your eyes to new
RH> foods/flavors long before Fido Cooking Echo existed. (G)
DD> I'm sure it would have and that's what I had been hoping for when I
DD> finagled my way onto that "mission". But, I forget that these were
DD> "Weekend Warriors" with day jobs that they wanted/needed to get back
DD> to.
Too bad you couldn't have hitched a ride with active duty folks. They
usually get to go places often enough to know the "off the beaten path"
areas to check out.
RH> Another one I can't make for us because of the corn. Last week I pulled
RH> a container just labeled "chili" and a date out of the freezer. It
RH> wasn't one I'd made--very mild, lots of beans, little meat and no heat
RH> but not a bad flavor. Thing is, neither of us can remember where we
RH> picked it up. (G)
DD> Oooopsie. Sorry 'bout that. I don't mind being allergic to bananas and
DD> marijuana. And having bologna trigger my gag reflex. But if corn was a
DD> no-go for me ... I can't imagine how that wold disrupt my diet. It
DD> would be easier to have Celiac disease like Shawn's wife.
DD> As to the mystery chilli - flavour is what it's all about. If it's too
DD> spicy the taste buds are temporarily "fried" and you won't taste much
DD> except the heat. Bv)=
I prefer taste over heat so usually don't make my chili hot enough to
burn the mouth. Steve knows where I keep whatever will heat it up to his
heat level if he thinks it's needed.
DD> On that note - I've got my stock of 'minature pumpkins" (Scotch DD>
Bonnets) for the trick-or-treaters. Hey, they asked for a trick DD>
The kids aren't on to you yet or do they forget from year to year?
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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