[crabapple]

Here's a ratio I have been working on......it can be used to flavor a chili recipe. It's somewhat close to the Cincinnati chili that Rayne sent over here...

2 teaspoons ground garlic
1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cloves

This mixture can be added to a basic tomato sauce and crumbled ground beef chili. Chopped onions also work, and hot chili pepper can be added for heat, although this Cincinnati chili thing is not supposed to be a hot spicy chili...it is more of a warm relaxing assemblage of subtle spices.