In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> "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

Would she have ever used 4# of ground beef, do you think? I keep
looking at the ketchup and think that about 1/2 cup for a pound of
ground beef would be reasonable; a cup seems like too much and way too
ketchupy.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
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