Mexican (or Tex-Mex) food can be hot. After eating several jalapeños, it’s not unusual to follow that up with ice cream for dessert.
 
An old joke/saying goes that, the following day while sitting on the toilet, the eater of such hot food will be saying “Come on, ice cream!” as a certain burn is felt. The joke/saying dates to at least the 1980s and probably much earlier.
   
         
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Chuck’s Come On Ice Cream (or Night of the Red Death) Chili
SUBMITTED BY: jibefan
“Beef and pork sirloin rubbed with many seasonings, marinated, then simmered with tomato, onion, garlic, salsa and the right bite of jalapeno chile peppers. Come on, ice cream! The best chili I have ever tasted. My cousin Chuck’s recipe. The secret is in the meat seasoning! A must for any chili lover!”
   
INGREDIENTS
MEAT SEASONING
2 teaspoons ground sage
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1 teaspoon dried marjoram
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
CHILI
3 pounds beef sirloin
3 pounds pork sirloin
2 (14.5 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, chopped
2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
1 (16 ounce) jar salsa
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 tablespoon bacon grease
fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
3 onions, chopped
7 cloves garlic, crushed
salt to taste
2 scoops ice cream, any flavor
DIRECTIONS
1. To Marinate: The day before preparing the chili, in a large bowl mix together the sage, thyme, basil, marjoram, cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper. Cut beef and pork into 1/2 inch cubes and add to bowl. Mix meat and seasoning together, cover bowl and refrigerate overnight.
2. To Make Chili: Begin to heat tomatoes, tomato sauce, salsa and 2 teaspoons chili powder in a large pot over medium low heat. Meanwhile, heat bacon grease in a large skillet over medium heat. Add jalapeno peppers and saute until soft, 1 to 2 minutes, then add them to large pot.
3. In same skillet fry beef and pork with onion and garlic, in small batches, about 15 to 20 minutes each. As each batch is done add to large pot.
4. When all ingredients are in the large pot, season with salt to taste. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium low and simmer for about 3 hours.
5. After eating chili, eat ice cream and say “Come on, ice cream!”
   
Google Books
Rain God:
A Desert Tale
by Arturo Islas
Palo Alto, CA: Alexandrian Press
1984
Pg. 38:
“Well, there was this gringo who was in Mexico for the first time. At a restaurant he ordered a mole poblano that was real hot. I mean hot, hotter than this.”
 
“Impossible,” Nina said, offended.
 
“Well, almost, comadre. Anyway, the poor guy sat there awhile after he ate a couple of mouthfuls, flames coming out of his ears, and when he could talk he asked the waiter to come over to his table. She saw right away from his face what was wrong, and she brought him some ice cream. ‘What good will that do?’ the guy asked her. ‘It’ll help take away the burn,’ she told him.”
 
“It never worked for me,” Juanita said.
 
“Well, the next day,” El Compa went on.
 
“Here it comes, the corny punch line,” Tony said.
 
“Shut up, both of you,” Nina said,
 
“The next day, the gringo is sitting on the toilet, and you know what he is saying?”
 
“No, what?” Juanita asked, taken in once again by El Compa’s charm.
 
“‘Come on, ice cream, come on!’”
 
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From: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) (Only 13 more shopping days until Christmas)
Date: 12 Dec 90 18:15:30 GMT
Local: Wed, Dec 12 1990 1:15 pm
Subject: Re: shit list
 
>MEXICAN FOOD SHIT - a class all its own.
 
Come on ice cream!  Come on ice cream! 
   
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From: Chloie Parsons