On 2005-09-22, CRCoupons.com > wrote:
> The interesting and free article is here
>
> http://www.crcoupons.com/drg/0905/22/10/

OK, I'm just gonna hafta weigh in on this one:

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"Sloppy Joe

H.K. Heinz in Pittsburgh says their research at the Carnegie Library
suggests that the Sloppy Joe began in a Sioux City, Iowa, cafe as a
"loose meat sandwich" in 1930, the creation of a cook named Joe..."
Since ground meat, stretched as best as possible, was a staple
throughout the depression, we will credit the creation of the sloppy
joe to the general spirit of all people who use their imagination to
make food taste good without cost."

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Well, that's one take on it. All I know is I love the dang things
and haven't had one in years.

I got hooked on these free-form burgers as a kid, our grade school
cafeteria serving them at least every other week. I can see it now. A
square sectioned baby blue Melmac cafeteria plate holding a steaming
Sloppy Joe, a plop of Van Camp's pork n' beans, some freshly opened fruit
cocktail, and a flat-topped 6oz waxed carton of uncategorized milk.
Cold and foggy outside, warm and cozy inside. Mmmmm...

I suspect my love of middle TN style bbq is a direct consequence of
those early Sloppies. I, myself, am a devout advocate of Manwich,
which perfectly replicates those old Modesto School Disctrict gut
bombs that so warmed my tummy and soul on cold Winter days. I
wouldn't be a bit surprised is Manwich is just a home version of the
same sauce sold to millions of schools. Hunt's has been around
forever. I know one thing, tomato soup is a thousand miles away from
what a Sloppy Joe should taste like.

Guess what I'm having for dinner tonight?

nb