Nippy mince with kidney beans
In the UK and Denmark, chili con carne seems to be defined as containing beef mince, kidney beans and chili powder, and the resulting sauce is then served with rice.
However, if one reads the Wikipedia entry, the original dish seems to contain only chili peppers and chunks of beef or venison. Not necessarily beans, but if they’re used, then rather pinto than kidney. And in most of Texas, it isn’t served with rice at all, but rather with corn chips or tortillas or cornbread.
I find it interesting how the dish has changed so much that a Texan and a northern European wouldn’t recognise each other’s chilis.
It’s also good fun to look for photos of this dish on Flickr, given that the uploaded photos have been taken all over the world.
Kids
Großmutter was born in May 1899, and she had 13 kids.
Given that bit of information, most people would probably assume she started having kids around 1920, but no. The birth dates of her kids were as follows:
- June 1927
- September 1928
- November 1929
- December 1930
- February 1932
- June 1933
- October 1934
- December 1935
- March 1937
- February 1939
- April 1940 (my dad!)
- August 1941
- July 1944
Beat that! 