I make notes in all my cookbooks of the dates that I make recipes. I first made this one in March 1994 when my boys were still small. I wound up taking it several times to Cub Scout cover-dish meetings. The kids adored it.
Over the years, as the boys' tastes changed and they wanted spicier food, I began adding more spices to zing things up, but the basic recipe is still the same. Recently I attended a Scout meeting with my nephew (ah! the memories) and I made the original recipe to take along. Kids still love it!