Chili con Carne

Ingredients:
- 6 tablespoons butter, margarine, or salad oil
- 6 medium onions, sliced
- 3 pounds ground beef
- 3 cans (20 ounces each) tomatoes
- 1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
- 1 cup beer or ale
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco
- 2 to 4 tablespoons chili powder
- 2 cans (12 ounces each) whole-kernel corn

Directions:
- Melt the butter, margarine, or oil in a large saucepan.
- Add the onions and cook until tender but not brown.
- Add the ground beef and cook until lightly browned, breaking up with a fork.
- Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, beer, salt, Tabasco, and chili powder.
- Cover and simmer 45 minutes.
- Add the com and simmer 15 minutes longer.