Show ONLY FOR SEASONED PALATES chill con carne a mexican dish was never intended for tho nursery y the mexicans have hava a dish known as chill con carne meat with chill pepper the ingredients for which ane would doubtless have difficulty in except in the southwestern united states however a good substitute for it may be made with the foods available in all parts of the country aou the mexican recipe Is as follows remove the seeds from two c hill chill peppers soak the pods in a pint of warm water until they are soft scrape the pulp from the skin and add to the water cut two pounds of beef into small pieces and brown in butter or drippings droppings drip pings add a clove of garlic and the chill water cook until the meat Is s tender renewing the water if necessary thicken cicen the sauce with flour serve with mexican beans either mixed with the meat or used as a border in the absence of chill peppers water and cayenne pepper may be aided and onions may be substituted for garlic for the mexican beans fed kidney beans either fresh or canned make a good substitute if the canned beans are used they should be drained and heated in a little savory fat or butter the liquid may be added to the meat while it Is cooking if the dried beans are used they should be soaked until soft t then cooked in water until tender and rather dry a little butter or dripping and salt being used for seasoning or aravy white or dried lima beans may be used in a similar way |