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A Tale Of Two Chillis





Last weekend I had a craving for some Ray's Chilli, the best canned stuff ever and something I have had occasionally for years. It's not good for you and I'm sure clogs most everything, but its damned good. I even went to Henderson Street Hy-Vee to find it (Wal-Mart evidently doesn't carry it, but all I found was a Kitchen Cooked brand besides the usual Bush's and Hormel brands.

I had some this week and it tasted just like Ray's. Now this weekend I went to Main Street Hy-Vee and I found Ray's Chilli on the shelves and, guess what? The ingredients are identical as well as the nutritional facts. The only difference I found is that the chilli is "Packed for Ray's Brand Products" as compared to "Distributed by Kitchen Cooked, Inc".
Rays also spells it "Chilli", while Kitchen Cooked spells it "Chili". Hmmm

Seems the possibilities are:
A. Both Illinois companies located only a few miles apart coincidentally came up with the perfect recipe for canned chilli.
B. A glitch in the portal of the Matrix.
Can' think of what else it could possibly be. But its nice to have two options.


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