Word: chilies
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Even without the benefits of lawn-mowing exercise, Harry Truman seems in good health, although one of his favorite dishes, chili con carne, has been banned by Dr. Wallace Graham, former White House physician, now a Kansas City surgeon. Bess "almost froze to death" in unheated springtime Europe, now has a touch of arthritis...
...lunch, Via Veneto troops off to the Capriccio, where Ingrid Bergman, Gloria Swanson or Marta Toren may be sighted among a scattering of princelings, or the Colony Club, run by an Italian-American from Long Island who features hamburgers, chili con carne and "Mrs. Wagner's baked beans," all recipes drawn from Macy's Cooking Encyclopedia...
Despite the medics' enthusiasm, Ike himself has some complaints. Before meals he gulps a spoonful of mild bulk producer to fill up his stomach and cut down on his appetite. Always a heavy eater, he still loves good plain food, has a few exotic tastes, e.g., chili con carne and Chinese dishes. Occasionally, when he indulges these tastes in a hurry and under pressure, he ends up with an upset stomach. At the G.O.P. Convention in Chicago in 1952, he bolted a big Chinese meal, and sent the jitters through his closest supporters when...
...NEWS). "The principal feature of any international conference is confusion.'' he cabled. Bandung was no exception. Martin worked day and night, fathoming the multilingual confusion, and fighting his dispatches through already overtaxed cable offices - all the while sustaining himself on such peppery Indonesian fare as meat with chili, potatoes with chili and ferns with chili, washed down with a cloyingly sweet cider...
...could enjoy our meal after all the excitement, dinner was announced. It was simple fare, but nourishing: chili and salad served on paper plates by Wellesley girls. There was an atmosphere of merry anticipation all through dinner, because everybody knew that the square dance followed. And not only that, but the Scottish Highland Dancers were going to perform...