three things about food

What's the oldest known dessert? According to a new book by author Michael Krondl, it's a fruitcake-like recipe from ancient Mesopotamia.

fruitcake! i am a fruitcake fan. i know most people think they're not fruitcake fans, but i believe it's because they haven't had good fruitcake. my personal favorite is the claxton. yes, it's storebought. i haven't had a homemade that's better, but years ago, someone at work made one that wasn't "cake" per se, but some sort of cakeless fruitcake. that was good. not as good as a claxton, of course.

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today at the frys.com golf tournament, a fan ran onto the 7th green and yelled "tiger!" (at tiger woods, who was on the green at the time) and threw a hot dog at him. A Hot Dog. tiger was putting at the time and says he barely noticed, which is a laudable amount of focus. why are the marshalls all the time telling everyone to hush and hush and more hush if running onto the green yelling the golfer's name whilst projecting foodstuffs his way doesn't distract him?

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the world championship chili cookoff of the international chili society (founded 1967) was won in 2010 by thomas h. hoover, jr, and his 2010 happy trails chili.

Ingredients:
2 ¾ lbs. tri-tip sirloin beef cut in 3/8” cubes
1 15 oz. can beef broth
1 8 oz. can chicken broth
1 8 oz. can tomato sauce
1 T. granulated onion
1 T. granulated garlic
1 T. pasilla chili powder
4 T. Gebhardt chili powder
3 T. California chili powder
1 T. New Mexico chili powder
1 T. cumin
1 fresh minced Serrano chili pepper
2 t. salt.

Instructions:
Brown meat, drain fat and juice, add to pot. Add both broths and tomato sauce and simmer ½ hour. Add other ingredients and simmer covered until meat is tender. Add 2 T. Happy Trails Chili Seasoning Mix and simmer 5 minutes. Check for salt.