I do not understand the whole chicken stew on Memorial Day,/4th of July/Labor day thing.
I had never heard of it until I moved to this area, but I can't understand being outside, playing or swimming all day in 90 degree weather, and having to sit down to a steaming bowl of chicken stew.
Give me a hamburger, chips, and dip.

Re: s/o hot meals on hot days
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Yeah, that's weird.
We have a few meals that get taken out of our rotation in the summer, and a few added in. I love stew but cannot fathom eating it when it is 100* outside.