Virginia Ginger Ale Chili

If Georgians can have their beloved Coca-Cola Baked Beans, Virginians in the western part of the state are certainly entitled to their ginger ale chili spiced with both hot red peppers and dry mustard. Southerners (who have never, ever considered Texas to be a legitimate Confederate state, partly because those folks barbecue beef brisket, goat, snake, and other strange meats instead of pig) generally don’t pay much attention to chili con carne, but when th