How do I make mail display my messages in html by default?

Have switched to Mail in Snow Leopard from Outlook.
Mail defaults to mostly non-html display of messages. Some do automatically display in HTML but most don't - I have to use the shift-control-square bracket shortcut or the Best Alternative option under the View pull-down menu to get the messages to display properly.
Is there some way to get my messages to display correctly all the time instead of just sometimes? I have the "Display remote images in HTML" preference option checked.
Thanks in advance for any help.

I had the same problem after I ungraded to Mountain Lion.
The last post on this thread solved my problem.
Pull up "Terminal", paste the line below and hit enter
defaults write com.apple.mail PreferPlainText -bool False

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