Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 09:52:24 -0400, "jmcquown" >
> wrote:
>
>> "Pringles CheezUms" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> 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
>
> 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

Neither the Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink nor The
Dictionary of American Food and Drink were able to nail down an
origin for this. In the latter, Mariani guessed that it first
appeared in the 1960s, which is obviously not true. In the
former, there is speculation that the dish may have existed for a
while before the name was attached to it, and there are a couple
of theories about the origin of the name.

--
Jean B.