Scenes from the Fort Dodge Chili Lover’s Society’s Chili Cookoff
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen <BR> Marc Kenney, of Fort Dodge, tries a sample of Dan Flippo's chili containing three Carolina Reaper peppers Saturday at the Fort Dodge Chili Lovers' Society's 44th annual Chili Cookoff at the Fort Museum and Frontier Village.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen <BR> Those who tried Dan Flippo's sample of chili with three Carolina Reaper peppers in it Saturday at the Fort Dodge Chili Lovers' Society's 44th annual Chili Cookoff wouldn't be able to say they were not warned. The red object is a Carolina Reaper pepper; some examples are hotter than consumer pepper spray.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen <BR> Clara Farr, 6, of Fort Dodge, helps serve her grandmother's cinnamon rolls Saturday afternoon at the Fort Dodge Chili Lovers' Society's 44th annual Chili Cookoff at the Fort Museum and Frontier Village in Fort Dodge. Her grandmother, Dawn Farr, made the chili and the rolls.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen <BR> Dawn Farr, of Fort Dodge, serves up a sample of her chili Saturday afternoon during the Fort Dodge Chili Lovers' Society's 44th annual Chili Cookoff at the Fort Museum and Frontier Village in Fort Dodge.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen <BR> Brad Gross, of Fort Dodge, tries a sample of Dan Flippo's Three Carolina Reapers chili Saturday afternoon at the Fort Dodge Chili Lovers' Society 44th annual Chili Cookoff at the Fort Museum.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen <BR> Jane E. Morgan, of Fort Dodge, contemplates the first batch of chili Saturday afternoon as she helped with the judging chores at the Fort Dodge Chili Lovers' Society's 44th annual Chili Cookoff at the Fort Museum in Fort Dodge.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen <BR> The judges, including Justin Goodno, at left, and Jane E. Morgan, at right, prepare for the delicious task of selecting the winners Saturday in the Fort Dodge Chili Lovers' Society's 44th annual Chili Cookoff at the Fort Museum and Frontier Village.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen <BR> Marc Kenney, of Fort Dodge, tries a sample of Dan Flippo's chili containing three Carolina Reaper peppers Saturday at the Fort Dodge Chili Lovers' Society's 44th annual Chili Cookoff at the Fort Museum and Frontier Village.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen <BR> Those who tried Dan Flippo's sample of chili with three Carolina Reaper peppers in it Saturday at the Fort Dodge Chili Lovers' Society's 44th annual Chili Cookoff wouldn't be able to say they were not warned. The red object is a Carolina Reaper pepper; some examples are hotter than consumer pepper spray.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen <BR> Clara Farr, 6, of Fort Dodge, helps serve her grandmother's cinnamon rolls Saturday afternoon at the Fort Dodge Chili Lovers' Society's 44th annual Chili Cookoff at the Fort Museum and Frontier Village in Fort Dodge. Her grandmother, Dawn Farr, made the chili and the rolls.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen <BR> Dawn Farr, of Fort Dodge, serves up a sample of her chili Saturday afternoon during the Fort Dodge Chili Lovers' Society's 44th annual Chili Cookoff at the Fort Museum and Frontier Village in Fort Dodge.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen <BR> Brad Gross, of Fort Dodge, tries a sample of Dan Flippo's Three Carolina Reapers chili Saturday afternoon at the Fort Dodge Chili Lovers' Society 44th annual Chili Cookoff at the Fort Museum.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen <BR> Jane E. Morgan, of Fort Dodge, contemplates the first batch of chili Saturday afternoon as she helped with the judging chores at the Fort Dodge Chili Lovers' Society's 44th annual Chili Cookoff at the Fort Museum in Fort Dodge.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen <BR> The judges, including Justin Goodno, at left, and Jane E. Morgan, at right, prepare for the delicious task of selecting the winners Saturday in the Fort Dodge Chili Lovers' Society's 44th annual Chili Cookoff at the Fort Museum and Frontier Village.