On 2/5/2013 11:32 AM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Feb 2013 03:08:54 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> For that matter, wouldn't a Sloppy Joe be loose meat too?
>>
> Sloppy Joes are loose meat with a tomato product in it which someone
> upthread makes it *not* a loose meat sandwich. I'm not writing these
> rules, just repeating them.
>
"loose meat" sandwiches are just seasoned ground beef (not patties)
served on a burger bun. Apparently quite popular in the midwest. The
term Maid-Rite might be familiar:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maid-Rite

Jill