From Kim Hiley:
It’s time once again for all chili cooks to make their way to El Mercado Market in downtown San Antonio. If you get there early enough you can drive up to the cook site to unload and then you’ll move and park the car close by. To load up we haul everything to the street and bring the cars back around. This cook-off is unique in that we line up the EZ-Ups and all join together to cook. Those that don’t want to bring their EZ-Ups are welcome to cook under someone else’s. We have been asked to please hand out samples to the public this year. This was a last minute request, so if anyone has freezer chili that they want to get rid of this would be an excellent time to do so. I’ll bring some coffee cans for sample donations since this is to benefit the Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital. Any questions please feel free to call or email. My phone # is 210-286-4275 and email kdhiley@yahoo.com.
From Patsy Childress:
May 20, 2009
The Black Gold Chili Pod Annual Cookoff , May 16, 2009 Winners were as follows:
CHILI
1) Terry Graves – Wichita Falls, TX
2) Suzie Manske – Arlington, TX
3) Nancy Graves – Wichita Falls, TX
4) Kathy Mulkey – Hobbs, NM
5) Cliff Miller – San Angelo, TX
6) Jean Barkley -- Weimer, TX
7) Janet Reynolds -- Wichita Falls, TX
8) Tom Cook – Meadowlakes, TX
9) Connie Collier – Snyder, TX
10) Jessie Waguespack – Austin, TX
SHOWMANSHIP
1) Stark Dark – Paul Mulkey – Hobbs, NM
2) Wild Woman – Sherry Williams – Odessa, TX
3) Pan Head Chili – Guy W. Bates – Midland, TX
The 4th Annual Bronze Buffalo Cookoff, May 17, 2009 for Gateway Family Services Winners were as follows:
CHILI
1) Karen Bains – Rankin, TX
2) Douglas Seelig (Bucky) – Fredericksburg, TX
3) Cliff Miller – San Angelo, TX
4) Kathy Mulkey – Hobbs, NM
5) Kathi Hudson – Odessa, TX
6) Jean Barkley – Weimer, TX
7) Donna Conrad – Crawford, TX
8) David Reynolds – Wichita Falls, TX
9) Judy Hawthorn – Wichita Falls, TX
10) Audrey Steinkamp – Meadowlakes, TX
SHOWMANSHIP
1) Miss Kitty’s Show – Sue Yates – San Angelo, TX
2) Pan Head Chili – Guy W. Bates – Midland, TX
3) Lefty’s Chili Team #2 – Gregg Wilson – Odessa, TX
We of the Black Gold Chili Pod want to thank all of the cooks for coming and being a part of our Pod Cookoff. We appreciate your help with raising money for the Great Pepper’s Meeting to be held in Midland this September. Your generosity toward the Gateway Family Services group in Snyder is also appreciated.
I would like to say Thank You to Connie and Tim for all of their work to provide a wonderful place for the cookoff and to all of the Black Gold Members – near and far – for all of the work you did to make this another successful cookoff.
Thank you,
Patsy Childress
2009 Great Pepper
Reminder from Tamara Dees:
Mild Bill's Spices will be closed from Sat. May 23rd through Sun. May 31st for vacation. All spice orders received during this time will be shipped on Monday, June 1st.
