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tert in seattle

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>On Sep 5, 3:19 am, "Giusi" > wrote:
>> "Vilco" > ha scritto nel ro.it...
>>
>> > Is it made with ground meat?
>> > Which meat and how is it cooked?
>> > Which ingredients along with the meat?
>> > --
>> > Vilco
>>
>> It's made with ground beef much in the way of a ragu but very sweet. A
>> cross between ragu and barbecue?
>>
>> --http://www.judithgreenwood.com
>
>"Very sweet?" I'm glad I don't know how to make THAT kind of Sloppy
>Joe. I've never had one that was sweet, at all.
>
>N.

You make THAT kind of Sloppy Joe by adding enough brown sugar so the
ratio to ground beef is about 1 to 4. That's assuming you made it in
true white trash style, using ketchup. If you strayed from tradition
and used tomate paste or made your own tomato sauce then increase the
brown sugar accordingly.