2 hours ago, slonezp said:

Mine is an 8 to 10 hour simmer

Appreciate that Bud...hope it tastes as good as it sounds. ?

9 hours ago, cheezyridr said:

3-4 squares of baker's chocolate.  the ones that are about ¾" 

what it does is subtle but it makes the sauce sooo good. 

My mom adds a little sugar to her chili, just enough to take the tartness away and it’s pretty good! 

9 hours ago, 12poundbass said:

My mom adds a little sugar to her chili, just enough to take the tartness away and it’s pretty good! 

I also add sugar to my chili ... it's supposed to cut down the acidity?? Chili and smoked meats are the only dishes I make that don't have microwave directions.

23 minutes ago, Biglittle8 said:

I also add sugar to my chili ... it's supposed to cut down the acidity?? Chili and smoked meats are the only dishes I make that don't have microwave directions.

Yes it does, and I’m starting to do it myself. I actually like it. We do it with goulash as well, but I use brown sugar instead of white. 

11 hours ago, 12poundbass said:

My mom adds a little sugar to her chili, just enough to take the tartness away and it’s pretty good! 

I do as well...along with a little molasses...

11 hours ago, Jigfishn10 said:

I do as well...along with a little molasses...

No sugar but I do use molasses

10 minutes ago, slonezp said:

No sugar but I do use molasses

   When I was little, Mom would always put molasses in ham-n-bean soup. A lot of the old folks used molasses for a lot of things. But then again, many of the Old Way raised cane and made their own molasses, so that was probably why.

   I left that world in 1967. I've not seen anyone make their own molasses since. Who knows ......... maybe I should return one of these days and see how things have (not) changed.              jj

I made Gorten's fish samiches tonight. 

3 minutes ago, J Francho said:

I made Gorten's fish samiches tonight. 

Almost look like him in your avatar pic. Put on a rain slicker and take off the glasses.

5 minutes ago, slonezp said:

Almost look like him in your avatar pic. Put on a rain slicker and take off the glasses.

Trust the Francho’s fisherman. ?

 

Doesn't have the same ring to it. Sorry J. 

13 hours ago, Biglittle8 said:

I also add sugar to my chili ... it's supposed to cut down the acidity?? Chili and smoked meats are the only dishes I make that don't have microwave directions.

 

i'll occasionally add a little less than a teaspoon to a pot of spaghetti sauce to cut the acid

What's the best way to catch those Moles to be able to use their a$$es?

55 minutes ago, jbsoonerfan said:

What's the best way to catch those Moles to be able to use their a$$es?

 

  

 

   ?????      jj

On a what type of unhealthy things did you have over the Superbowl weekend note...

 

Pulled pork sandwiches after an 18hr smoke (forgot to get a pic)

Smoked chicken legs

Smoked mac&cheese rolled into balls and fried

Coconut shrimp

20 hours ago, jimmyjoe said:

   When I was little, Mom would always put molasses in ham-n-bean soup. A lot of the old folks used molasses for a lot of things. But then again, many of the Old Way raised cane and made their own molasses, so that was probably why.

   I left that world in 1967. I've not seen anyone make their own molasses since. Who knows ......... maybe I should return one of these days and see how things have (not) changed.              jj

Oh dear lord. My grandpa ate dessert after breakfast everyday. This dessert was: half a stick of butter covered in molasses. He liked the stuff so much, he always dragged us to the local Mennonite community called “muddy pond” to watch them make their own molasses. For anyone who has not seen this process, lemme tell ya it’s a real thriller when you are 8-10 years old. You get to watch mules walk in a wide circle! If I never have to see molasses being made again, it’s a small victory. 

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

! If I never have to see molasses being made again, it’s a small victory. 

 

   Yeah, I know what you mean. There's a difference between being forced to participate when you're a kid and looking on as a (moderately) interested adult.         jj

1 hour ago, jimmyjoe said:

 

   Yeah, I know what you mean. There's a difference between being forced to participate when you're a kid and looking on as a (moderately) interested adult.         jj

I will say the candy at their general store was second to none 

I made a PB&J today for lunch. Make thick and sloppy, and eat over a bed of potato chips. The drippings of strawberry jelly pair nicely with salty chips. Washed it all down with a bottle of Cheerwine. 

28 minutes ago, J Francho said:

I made a PB&J today for lunch. Make thick and sloppy, and eat over a bed of potato chips. The drippings of strawberry jelly pair nicely with salty chips. Washed it all down with a bottle of Cheerwine. 

They have cheerwine in NY? Hell we used to drive to NC to get it 

28 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

They have cheerwine in NY? Hell we used to drive to NC to get it 

I used to have it shipped, but Wegmans carries it up here. 

I like to cook and don’t even care about eating really. 
 

I do all the grocery shopping and the cooking in the house. 

3 hours ago, J Francho said:

I made a PB&J today for lunch. Make thick and sloppy, and eat over a bed of potato chips. The drippings of strawberry jelly pair nicely with salty chips. Washed it all down with a bottle of Cheerwine. 

Gots to be strawberry preserves. Jelly is for...amateur's. 

2 minutes ago, slonezp said:

Gots to be strawberry preserves. Jelly is for...amateur's. 

Strawberry is sooo....20th Century. Has to be black raspberry preserves.

Just now, MN Fisher said:

Strawberry is sooo....20th Century. Has to be black raspberry preserves.

As a kid, a young man, an adult, I say screw you. I ate PB&J with strawberry preserves for lunch everyday from kindergarten thru 12th grade.  I may have graduated high school in the 20th century but I still partake in the occasional PB&J today and it's always strawberry preserves...black raspberries can go to hell.  

17 minutes ago, slonezp said:

and it's always strawberry preserves...black raspberries can go to hell.  

Paul, man...mellow out...was a joke.