"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>> This is one is in my mother's handwriting. I definitely don't remember
>> her
>> ever adding bread crumbs to sloppy joes. I suspect this one came from
>> the
>> late 1950's when my father was in Korea and she was trying to stretch the
>> budget. Note, she never mentions ground beef in the ingredients list,
>> only
>> in the instructions.
>>
>> Sloppy Joes
>>
>> 2 c. bread as for stuffing
>> 2 large onions
>> garlic (optional)
>> 4 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
>> 2 cups catsup
>> 1/2 c. sugar
>> 4 Tbs. vinegar
>> tsp. salt & pepper to taste
>>
>> Saute onions and ground beef to separate. Add the bread crumbs and other
>> ingredients. Serve on unbuttered heated buns.
>>
>> Okey doke, Mom
>>
>> Jill
>
> Man, that looks like a recipe that would involve several pounds of
> ground beef. That's a lot of everything -- Worcestershire, catsup,
> onions, bread. . . . Too bad we don't know how much ground beef she
> was using.
> --
> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ



A lot of the recipes are like that. They just expect you to "know" things.
Maybe 2 lbs. of ground beef for this? I know when I make sloppy goes I let
it the sauce simmer down quite a bit.

Jill