"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 6 Feb 2013 13:35:41 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
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>>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>>> Use a knife and fork if you wish Making it? Minced beef, salt &
>>> peppered then browned. I add a bit of minced onion and cook it with the
>>> beef in the fat until tender. Drain the beef well. Add tomato sauce or
>>> tomato puree and any sort of seasonings you might want. Simmer it on
>>> low
>>> heat for a while to cook down the sauce, stirring occasionally. Spoon
>>> onto
>>> hamburger buns (I like mine lightly toasted). That's about it.
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>>Thank you Ma'am) I might give that a try
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> It was my favorite thing to ask my mom to make for my birthday party.
> It was a real treat to have sloppy joes, potato chips and orange soda.
> I still make it a couple of times a year. I make mine as my mother
> did. One pound ground beef browned with a little diced onion, diced
> bell pepper and diced celery. Add one can of tomato soup and salt and
> pepper to taste. Simmer a bit. (I know, horrors, canned tomato soup,
> but it is the way she made it when making meals with canned soup was
> popular)

Thanks, Janet) I don't have any canned tomato soup. Would home made
tomato soup do? I would like to try and if it doesn't work, I will know my
soup is at fault!

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