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On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:17:25 -0500, Ms P wrote:

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

>
> The sloppy Joe recipe in the Betty Crocker cookbook uses Campbell's Chicken
> Gumbo soup.
>
> Ms P


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blake