On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:21:16 -0400, "jmcquown" >
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>"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
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>> On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 09:52:24 -0400, "jmcquown" >
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>>>"Pringles CheezUms" > wrote in message
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>>>> I'm looking for a good sloppy joe recipe.
>>>>
>>>> I like savory sloppy's better than sweet, so if it has more than a small
>>>> bit of brown sugar, ketchup, bbq sauce or other kinds of sweetener,
>>>> well I'm glad you enjoy it but I probably won't. Manwich is almost too
>>>> sweet for me.
>>>> If anyone knows McCormick sloppy joe spice mix, that's what I'm trying
>>>> to get a homemade version of.
>>>>
>>>> So please help find a good sloppy joe recipe!
>>>
>>>Oh fer crying out loud. Ground beef (cooked and drained, of course), a
>>>can
>>>of Campbell's tomato soup diluted with a can of water. Add some chili
>>>powder and a dash of cayenne pepper. Simmer gently until there's very
>>>little liquid remaining but it's... well the name says it all... "sloppy".
>>>Serve it on hamburger buns. There's no need to make this complicated with
>>>a
>>>thousand herbs or spices. And certainly no need to add sugar to the mix.
>>>
>>>Jill
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>> O.k., Jill, now we are in sync. I think it was originally a
>> Campbell's 1940's tomato soup recipe. Why make it complicated? Some
>> ground beef, maybe a little celery, onion, bell pepper if it floats
>> your boat. Salt and pepper or chili powder. Done.
>> Janet US
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>I think you're right! It was a Campbell's soup recipe! My mother cooked
>with a lot of Campbell's tomato soup. That's how she made her chili. It
>was the blandest chili I ever tasted. Mom grew up in Ohio; apparently they
>didn't believe in spices.
>
>Jill
People in the mid-west didn't back then. My mom used salt and pepper.
Janet US