Instructions: (The following pastry cups are used as appetizers-fill them with your favorite chili)

Combine flour, cornmeal and salt; cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle cold water (1 tablespoon at a time) evenly over surface. Stir with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened. Shape dough into 48 balls. Place in greased 1 3/4 inch tart pans. Shape each ball into a shell. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks.

Yield: 4 dozen pastry cups.

(Fill with your favorite chili recipe)

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