Ahhhh yes...the old ruffy in the chili recipe. I break that out when the in-laws show up. Its also great when you toss a bowl of it over the fence to shut up the neighbors non stop yappin' mutt. Teaches the dumbest dog to play dead for at least 8 hours.
He could have meant literally. So it must have got lost in the mail.
Alternatively, he was going to send it down himself, but there was a problem with gas.
Maybe fuel pump...