2 lb Chili meat
1 lb Ground beef
2 tb Bacon drippings
1 pt Hot water
1 cn Tomato puree (10 1/2 oz)
1 ts Tabasco
1    Chili pepper pod or more to
2 lg Onions -- finely chopped
2    Cloves garlic -- finely
Choppe
3 tb Chili powder (heaping)
1 tb Oregano
1 tb Cumin
1 ts Paprika
1 ts Ground mustard
1/4 ts Cayenne pepper
1 ts Salt

Brown meats; add bacon drippings and cook 5 minutes. Add hot water, tomato
puree, Tabasco, pepper, onion and garlic; simmer 30 minutes. Add rest of
the ingredients and simmer slowly for 1 to 2 hours. Serve with crackers,
raw onion, grated sharp Cheddar cheese and plenty of cold beer.