Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> Not the same thing. IMO, the sloppy joe mix is predominantly meat --
> the sauce is there as a bit of a binder. I think of spaghetti sauce and
> mostly liquid -- with some meat bits here and there. If, however, I
> had, say, a cup of spaghetti sauce leftover, I might (but not likely --
> my seasonings are different for the two dishes) brown up a pound or two
> or ground beef and stir the sauce into it; then I think the consistency
> would be about right for sloppy joes.


Agreed. A tasty variation is Chili Joes, add some canned chili to ground
beef and other stuff.




Brian Rodenborn