I retrieved the paper bag and we made our way home. I put the bag into my frig and left the rest on the floor in the kitchen to be put away today. (It was late.) This afternoon (after being out all morning) I began to put the drygoods items away. And then it happened.
I discovered that UNDER the two loaves of bread was my ground beef! It (thankfully!) was contained and not bleeding all over my floor, but I was upset. That was for tonight's supper (Savory Meatloaf) and tomorrow's 1950s recipe chili!! I was horrified. (The manager of the store said I could get a replacement by bringing in my receipt. Excellent store.)
Tonight is now leftovers. Since I was scrambling to get supper for my son, bath, bedtime, etc., I couldn't run out to the store. I'll ask my husband to stop and bring home the bacon, I mean beef.
I really want to try out the chili! I COULD just open a can of Hormel's as advertised in this 1956 ad, but I want to use an authentic recipe.
I have two recipes to choose from. One is called "Texas Jail Chili" from the 1950s and includes suet (which is not going to happen). The other is called "Joe Cooper's Chili" from his 1952 book, With or Without Beans: An Informal Biography of Chili.
Apparently a huge debate began in the 50s (according to this book, anyway) about whether or not beans were ORIGINALLY intended to be included in chili. His premise is that they were added during the depression and war years to "stretch" the meal.
In our house, my husband believes in beans and I don't. I cook the beans on the side and he ladles the chili over them. Sometimes I'm nice and cook them together. I like the bean FLAVOR, but really don't like the texture. I also like a mixture of ground beef and cubed beef. Oh, and diced potatoes. My husband says I'm making "Chili Soup," not real chili.
If you've read my blogs for very long you know that I like polls. So, do you serve your chili WITH or WITHOUT beans? It doesn't matter why--we have a right to our taste choices!
Tomorrow night I'll post the recipe I end up making. I decided to use a crockpot as I'll be out all day tomorrow. I know the crockpot isn't from 1958, but just pretend you don't know...
5 comments:
I hate when that happens! I've done the same thing before, even when I've packed it myself!
Once, right after my son was born (therefore my brain had left), I bought 4 large family sized packages of bonelss skinless chicken--and left them ALL in the car in the summer heat.
Traumatic memory.
i like to make chili and sloppy joes with ground turkey meat. My hubby asked me to cut back on so much beef. The kiddies don't even notice.
I use pinto beans in chili because I don't like the way the kidney beans pop when I bite them. Their "skin" is too tough. The pintos in chili sauce aka chili beans are much smoother.
Tessa--we love ground turkey around here, too.
Anon--For me it's the "mushy" texture. I'll try pinto beans next time and see if I can overcome my aversion to beans in chili!
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