Don's Chili

Combine ground beef and onions in a covered skillet; add pepper and cook until the redness is gone.

Add the chili powder and about 1 cup water.

Add some salt to the cooking meat and simmer 15 or 20 minutes.

In a separate 5 to 6-quart pot, combine the V-8 juice, tomato soup, Tabasco sauce, Worcestershire sauce, catsup, garlic powder, 1 to 2 cups water (for desired consistency), sugar and beans.

Mix thoroughly and heat to near boiling.

Add the cooked meat and onions.

Bring to a boil and add the spaghetti (broken into 2-inch pieces) and cook until spaghetti is tender.

Add more salt, sugar or water as you wish.

Skim fat from chili and serve immediately or later.

Sometimes chili is even better the second day!