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Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
This is one is in my mother's handwriting. I definitely don't remember her
ever adding bread crumbs to sloppy joes. I suspect this one came from the late 1950's when my father was in Korea and she was trying to stretch the budget. Note, she never mentions ground beef in the ingredients list, only in the instructions. Sloppy Joes 2 c. bread as for stuffing 2 large onions garlic (optional) 4 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce 2 cups catsup 1/2 c. sugar 4 Tbs. vinegar tsp. salt & pepper to taste Saute onions and ground beef to separate. Add the bread crumbs and other ingredients. Serve on unbuttered heated buns. Okey doke, Mom ;) Jill |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
jmcquown wrote:
> This is one is in my mother's handwriting. I definitely don't remember > her ever adding bread crumbs to sloppy joes. I suspect this one came > from the late 1950's when my father was in Korea and she was trying to > stretch the budget. Note, she never mentions ground beef in the > ingredients list, only in the instructions. > > Sloppy Joes > > 2 c. bread as for stuffing > 2 large onions > garlic (optional) > 4 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce > 2 cups catsup > 1/2 c. sugar > 4 Tbs. vinegar > tsp. salt & pepper to taste > > Saute onions and ground beef to separate. Add the bread crumbs and > other ingredients. Serve on unbuttered heated buns. > > Okey doke, Mom ;) > > Jill That bread would stretch the beef out for sure. I wouldn't like that amount of sweetener, but one can always tinker to taste. These recipes are interesting reading, Jill. Thanks for typing them up for us. -- Jean B. |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
"Jean B." > wrote in message
... > jmcquown wrote: >> This is one is in my mother's handwriting. I definitely don't remember >> her ever adding bread crumbs to sloppy joes. I suspect this one came >> from the late 1950's when my father was in Korea and she was trying to >> stretch the budget. Note, she never mentions ground beef in the >> ingredients list, only in the instructions. >> >> Sloppy Joes >> >> 2 c. bread as for stuffing >> 2 large onions >> garlic (optional) >> 4 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce >> 2 cups catsup >> 1/2 c. sugar >> 4 Tbs. vinegar >> tsp. salt & pepper to taste >> >> Saute onions and ground beef to separate. Add the bread crumbs and other >> ingredients. Serve on unbuttered heated buns. >> >> Okey doke, Mom ;) >> >> Jill > > That bread would stretch the beef out for sure. I wouldn't like that > amount of sweetener, but one can always tinker to taste. > I've never added sugar to sloppy joes. Never added bread crumbs, either. And I wouldn't have considered garlic "optional" LOL > These recipes are interesting reading, Jill. Thanks for typing them up > for us. > > -- > Jean B. You're welcome. It's fun (and sometimes funny) stuff :) Jill |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
"jmcquown" > wrote in message ... > This is one is in my mother's handwriting. I definitely don't remember > her ever adding bread crumbs to sloppy joes. I suspect this one came from > the late 1950's when my father was in Korea and she was trying to stretch > the budget. Note, she never mentions ground beef in the ingredients list, > only in the instructions. > > Sloppy Joes > > 2 c. bread as for stuffing > 2 large onions > garlic (optional) > 4 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce > 2 cups catsup > 1/2 c. sugar > 4 Tbs. vinegar > tsp. salt & pepper to taste > > Saute onions and ground beef to separate. Add the bread crumbs and other > ingredients. Serve on unbuttered heated buns. > > Okey doke, Mom ;) > > Jill That is so Kewl of you to share these old recipes - Have you made - remade any? do they taste the same as you remember? Dimitri |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
On 2009-02-25, Jean B. > wrote:
> That bread would stretch the beef out for sure. I wouldn't like > that amount of sweetener, but one can always tinker to taste. Classic Hunt's sloppy joe sauce (Manwich) is pretty sweet. nb |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
"notbob" > wrote in message
... > On 2009-02-25, Jean B. > wrote: > >> That bread would stretch the beef out for sure. I wouldn't like >> that amount of sweetener, but one can always tinker to taste. > > Classic Hunt's sloppy joe sauce (Manwich) is pretty sweet. > > nb I've only ever tried that Manwich sauce once... I was desperate ;) Never again! I like my sloppy joes on the spicy side. No sugar. Jill |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
On Feb 25, 10:11*am, notbob > wrote:
> On 2009-02-25, Jean B. > wrote: > > > That bread would stretch the beef out for sure. *I wouldn't like > > that amount of sweetener, but one can always tinker to taste. > > Classic Hunt's sloppy joe sauce (Manwich) is pretty sweet. > > nb =========== For some inexplicable reason lots of folks in North Dakota (especially Lutherans) insist on a can of Campbells Chicken Gumbo Soup! (Plus catsup etc.) Anywhere else? Lynn in Fargo |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:24:00 -0800 (PST), Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig
> wrote: >For some inexplicable reason lots of folks in North Dakota (especially >Lutherans) insist on a can of Campbells Chicken Gumbo Soup! (Plus >catsup etc.) >Anywhere else? I have had sloppy joes made that way, and they weren't bad. Seemed really weird to me, though, and I've never considered making mine that way. Carol -- Change "invalid" to JamesBond's agent number to reply. |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
Damsel in dis Dress wrote: > On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:24:00 -0800 (PST), Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig > > wrote: > > >For some inexplicable reason lots of folks in North Dakota (especially > >Lutherans) insist on a can of Campbells Chicken Gumbo Soup! (Plus > >catsup etc.) > >Anywhere else? > > I have had sloppy joes made that way, and they weren't bad. Seemed > really weird to me, though, and I've never considered making mine that > way. That's nothing, in Wisconsin Sloppy Joes are called "barbeque"... ;-) -- Best Greg |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:24:00 -0800 (PST), Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig
> wrote: >On Feb 25, 10:11*am, notbob > wrote: >> On 2009-02-25, Jean B. > wrote: >> >> > That bread would stretch the beef out for sure. *I wouldn't like >> > that amount of sweetener, but one can always tinker to taste. >> >> Classic Hunt's sloppy joe sauce (Manwich) is pretty sweet. >> >> nb >=========== >For some inexplicable reason lots of folks in North Dakota (especially >Lutherans) insist on a can of Campbells Chicken Gumbo Soup! (Plus >catsup etc.) >Anywhere else? > Yep, Indiana. That's how Gramma and Mom made them. I remembered they tasted pretty good...I wonder how I'd like them now? Lisa Ann |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote: > This is one is in my mother's handwriting. I definitely don't remember her > ever adding bread crumbs to sloppy joes. I suspect this one came from the > late 1950's when my father was in Korea and she was trying to stretch the > budget. Note, she never mentions ground beef in the ingredients list, only > in the instructions. > > Sloppy Joes > > 2 c. bread as for stuffing > 2 large onions > garlic (optional) > 4 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce > 2 cups catsup > 1/2 c. sugar > 4 Tbs. vinegar > tsp. salt & pepper to taste > > Saute onions and ground beef to separate. Add the bread crumbs and other > ingredients. Serve on unbuttered heated buns. > > Okey doke, Mom ;) > > Jill Man, that looks like a recipe that would involve several pounds of ground beef. That's a lot of everything -- Worcestershire, catsup, onions, bread. . . . Too bad we don't know how much ground beef she was using. -- -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ http://web.me.com/barbschaller Glorified Rice 2-24-2009 |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
In article
>, Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig > wrote: > For some inexplicable reason lots of folks in North Dakota (especially > Lutherans) insist on a can of Campbells Chicken Gumbo Soup! (Plus > catsup etc.) > Anywhere else? > Lynn in Fargo Ah, but it is explicable. :-) The chicken gumbo soup, Lynn, is an ingredient in Campbell's "souper burgers", published in a book of recipes using Campbell's condensed soups -- probably 45 years ago. (I like to make my sloppy joe's with the chicken gumbo and the ketchup and mustard that the recipe included, too.) :-) -- -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ http://web.me.com/barbschaller Glorified Rice 2-24-2009 |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message ... > In article > >, > Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig > wrote: > >> For some inexplicable reason lots of folks in North Dakota (especially >> Lutherans) insist on a can of Campbells Chicken Gumbo Soup! (Plus >> catsup etc.) >> Anywhere else? >> Lynn in Fargo > > Ah, but it is explicable. :-) > The chicken gumbo soup, Lynn, is an ingredient in Campbell's "souper > burgers", published in a book of recipes using Campbell's condensed > soups -- probably 45 years ago. (I like to make my sloppy joe's with > the chicken gumbo and the ketchup and mustard that the recipe included, > too.) :-) > -- > -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ > http://web.me.com/barbschaller > Glorified Rice 2-24-2009 It's also the sloppy joe recipe in the early 70s Betty Crocker cook book. Ms P |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
... > In article >, > "jmcquown" > wrote: > >> This is one is in my mother's handwriting. I definitely don't remember >> her >> ever adding bread crumbs to sloppy joes. I suspect this one came from >> the >> late 1950's when my father was in Korea and she was trying to stretch the >> budget. Note, she never mentions ground beef in the ingredients list, >> only >> in the instructions. >> >> Sloppy Joes >> >> 2 c. bread as for stuffing >> 2 large onions >> garlic (optional) >> 4 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce >> 2 cups catsup >> 1/2 c. sugar >> 4 Tbs. vinegar >> tsp. salt & pepper to taste >> >> Saute onions and ground beef to separate. Add the bread crumbs and other >> ingredients. Serve on unbuttered heated buns. >> >> Okey doke, Mom ;) >> >> Jill > > Man, that looks like a recipe that would involve several pounds of > ground beef. That's a lot of everything -- Worcestershire, catsup, > onions, bread. . . . Too bad we don't know how much ground beef she > was using. > -- > -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ A lot of the recipes are like that. They just expect you to "know" things. Maybe 2 lbs. of ground beef for this? I know when I make sloppy goes I let it the sauce simmer down quite a bit. Jill |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote: > "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message > ... > > In article >, > > "jmcquown" > wrote: > > > >> This is one is in my mother's handwriting. I definitely don't remember > >> her > >> ever adding bread crumbs to sloppy joes. I suspect this one came from > >> the > >> late 1950's when my father was in Korea and she was trying to stretch the > >> budget. Note, she never mentions ground beef in the ingredients list, > >> only > >> in the instructions. > >> > >> Sloppy Joes > >> > >> 2 c. bread as for stuffing > >> 2 large onions > >> garlic (optional) > >> 4 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce > >> 2 cups catsup > >> 1/2 c. sugar > >> 4 Tbs. vinegar > >> tsp. salt & pepper to taste > >> > >> Saute onions and ground beef to separate. Add the bread crumbs and other > >> ingredients. Serve on unbuttered heated buns. > >> > >> Okey doke, Mom ;) > >> > >> Jill > > > > Man, that looks like a recipe that would involve several pounds of > > ground beef. That's a lot of everything -- Worcestershire, catsup, > > onions, bread. . . . Too bad we don't know how much ground beef she > > was using. > > -- > > -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ > > > > A lot of the recipes are like that. They just expect you to "know" things. > Maybe 2 lbs. of ground beef for this? I know when I make sloppy goes I let > it the sauce simmer down quite a bit. > > Jill Would she have ever used 4# of ground beef, do you think? I keep looking at the ketchup and think that about 1/2 cup for a pound of ground beef would be reasonable; a cup seems like too much and way too ketchupy. -- -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ http://web.me.com/barbschaller Glorified Rice 2-24-2009 |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
On 2009-02-26, Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
> looking at the ketchup and think that about 1/2 cup for a pound of > ground beef would be reasonable; a cup seems like too much and way too > ketchupy. I'd hafta test it. What catches my eye is the lack of bell pepper in the recipe, an ingredient I thought was traditional/crucial to real sloppy joe sauce. I don't know, never having made my own, but thought I would mention it. nb |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
"jmcquown" > wrote in message ... > "Jean B." > wrote in message > ... >> jmcquown wrote: >>> This is one is in my mother's handwriting. I definitely don't remember >>> her ever adding bread crumbs to sloppy joes. I suspect this one came >>> from the late 1950's when my father was in Korea and she was trying to >>> stretch the budget. Note, she never mentions ground beef in the >>> ingredients list, only in the instructions. >>> >>> Sloppy Joes >>> >>> 2 c. bread as for stuffing >>> 2 large onions >>> garlic (optional) >>> 4 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce >>> 2 cups catsup >>> 1/2 c. sugar >>> 4 Tbs. vinegar >>> tsp. salt & pepper to taste >>> >>> Saute onions and ground beef to separate. Add the bread crumbs and >>> other ingredients. Serve on unbuttered heated buns. >>> >>> Okey doke, Mom ;) >>> >>> Jill >> >> That bread would stretch the beef out for sure. I wouldn't like that >> amount of sweetener, but one can always tinker to taste. >> > I've never added sugar to sloppy joes. Never added bread crumbs, either. > And I wouldn't have considered garlic "optional" LOL > >> These recipes are interesting reading, Jill. Thanks for typing them up >> for us. >> >> -- >> Jean B. > > You're welcome. It's fun (and sometimes funny) stuff :) > > Jill That reminds me of the "Restricted Veal Loaf" from the Alice B Toklas cookbook. She wrote it when she and Gertrude Stein were living in rural France during WWII. It has 1/2 lb ground veal and 7 slices of bread! I made it once and liked it, though it's not at all like the usual meatloaf. Maybe there was a "Restricted Sloppy Joe" during the war as well. Ed |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
Regarding the Campbell Souper Recipe for sloppy joes with Chicken Gumbo.... ....we used to have them when I was in high school, and that was almost 55 years ago. They were good on toasted buns; and I remember thinking it was a strange combination at that time, and I was certainly no cook. Libby |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
In article >,
notbob > wrote: > On 2009-02-26, Melba's Jammin' > wrote: > > > looking at the ketchup and think that about 1/2 cup for a pound of > > ground beef would be reasonable; a cup seems like too much and way too > > ketchupy. > > I'd hafta test it. What catches my eye is the lack of bell pepper in the > recipe, an ingredient I thought was traditional/crucial to real sloppy joe > sauce. I don't know, never having made my own, but thought I would mention > it. > > nb When I make them, green pepper doesn't enter in unless I have some that has to go. Ground beef, onion, maybe a little garlic (maybe not), ketchup, mustard, maybe a little barbecue sauce, some water to make it sloppy. (I'm going to post the Souperburger recipe.) -- -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ http://web.me.com/barbschaller Glorified Rice 2-24-2009 |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
... > In article >, > "jmcquown" > wrote: > >> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message >> ... >> > In article >, >> > "jmcquown" > wrote: >> > >> >> This is one is in my mother's handwriting. I definitely don't >> >> remember >> >> her >> >> ever adding bread crumbs to sloppy joes. >> >> >> >> 2 c. bread as for stuffing >> >> 2 large onions >> > Man, that looks like a recipe that would involve several pounds of >> > ground beef. That's a lot of everything -- Worcestershire, catsup, >> > onions, bread. . . . Too bad we don't know how much ground beef she >> > was using. >> > -- >> > -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ >> >> >> >> A lot of the recipes are like that. They just expect you to "know" >> things. >> Maybe 2 lbs. of ground beef for this? I know when I make sloppy goes I >> let >> it the sauce simmer down quite a bit. >> >> Jill > > Would she have ever used 4# of ground beef, do you think? I keep > looking at the ketchup and think that about 1/2 cup for a pound of > ground beef would be reasonable; a cup seems like too much and way too > ketchupy. > -- > -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ > http://web.me.com/barbschaller > Glorified Rice 2-24-2009 Anything is possible :) Jill |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
notbob wrote:
> On 2009-02-25, Jean B. > wrote: > >> That bread would stretch the beef out for sure. I wouldn't like >> that amount of sweetener, but one can always tinker to taste. > > Classic Hunt's sloppy joe sauce (Manwich) is pretty sweet. > > nb I have used that in the distant past and don't recall much sweetness. I wonder whether it has evolved in that direction over the years? -- Jean B. |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
jmcquown wrote:
> "notbob" > wrote in message > ... >> On 2009-02-25, Jean B. > wrote: >> >>> That bread would stretch the beef out for sure. I wouldn't like >>> that amount of sweetener, but one can always tinker to taste. >> >> Classic Hunt's sloppy joe sauce (Manwich) is pretty sweet. >> >> nb > > > I've only ever tried that Manwich sauce once... I was desperate ;) > Never again! I like my sloppy joes on the spicy side. No sugar. > > Jill I like mine on the tart side--not sweet. And I despise sloppy joes that contain cumin--or chili powder, which contains cumin. -- Jean B. |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
On Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:23:41 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>notbob wrote: >> On 2009-02-25, Jean B. > wrote: >> >>> That bread would stretch the beef out for sure. I wouldn't like >>> that amount of sweetener, but one can always tinker to taste. >> >> Classic Hunt's sloppy joe sauce (Manwich) is pretty sweet. >> >> nb > >I have used that in the distant past and don't recall much >sweetness. I wonder whether it has evolved in that direction over >the years? I wonder if there's a difference between the packet and the can? I've only used the package and like you, I don't remember sweetness being an issue - but after trying the Jiffy Mix cornbread for the first time in few years, I did taste more sweetness in that than I remembered. -- I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond. Mae West |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
This is from memory, as far as I know nobody in the family ever wrote it down.
2 lb ground beef 2 large onions chopped fine 4 to 6 ounces ketchup 2 to 4 ounces mustard Brown onions and ground beef together Do NOT drain Add ketchup and mustard Simmer untill it looks right Add ketchup and/or mustard to adjust if needed This recipe ( such as it is ) is over 60 years old, heritage I guess. |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
sf wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:23:41 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote: > >> notbob wrote: >>> On 2009-02-25, Jean B. > wrote: >>> >>>> That bread would stretch the beef out for sure. I wouldn't like >>>> that amount of sweetener, but one can always tinker to taste. >>> Classic Hunt's sloppy joe sauce (Manwich) is pretty sweet. >>> >>> nb >> I have used that in the distant past and don't recall much >> sweetness. I wonder whether it has evolved in that direction over >> the years? > > I wonder if there's a difference between the packet and the can? I've > only used the package and like you, I don't remember sweetness being > an issue - but after trying the Jiffy Mix cornbread for the first time > in few years, I did taste more sweetness in that than I remembered. > > I've never used or examined the packets, although I have probably seen them in passing. I think I can put together a sloppy joe that is to my liking without resorting to any recipe, mix, or premade sauce. Maybe that's the key--to one's liking. It seems like the "norms" vary widely. -- Jean B. |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
Jean B. wrote:
> notbob wrote: >> On 2009-02-25, Jean B. > wrote: >> >>> That bread would stretch the beef out for sure. I wouldn't like that >>> amount of sweetener, but one can always tinker to taste. >> >> Classic Hunt's sloppy joe sauce (Manwich) is pretty sweet. >> >> nb > > I have used that in the distant past and don't recall much sweetness. I > wonder whether it has evolved in that direction over the years? > Absolutely. I mean, I don't mind sloppy joes on the sweeter end, but it's definitely gotten sweeter, as has most canned soup-like stuff, over the years. Serene -- 42 Magazine, celebrating life with meaning. Inaugural issue March '09! http://42magazine.com "I am an agnostic only to the extent that I am agnostic about fairies at the bottom of the garden." -- Richard Dawkins |
Recipe: Sloppy Joes (Another "heirloom" recipe)
On Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:32:22 -0700, Serene Vannoy
> wrote: >Jean B. wrote: >> notbob wrote: >>> On 2009-02-25, Jean B. > wrote: >>> >>>> That bread would stretch the beef out for sure. I wouldn't like that >>>> amount of sweetener, but one can always tinker to taste. >>> >>> Classic Hunt's sloppy joe sauce (Manwich) is pretty sweet. >>> >>> nb >> >> I have used that in the distant past and don't recall much sweetness. I >> wonder whether it has evolved in that direction over the years? >> > >Absolutely. I mean, I don't mind sloppy joes on the sweeter end, but >it's definitely gotten sweeter, as has most canned soup-like stuff, over >the years. > Here's my unsupported thesis about your statement. They are ramping up the sweetness to mask the lack of salt. I dunno. I don't use canned sloppy joes or canned soup for that matter. Not because I'm holier than thou, just because I don't have to. -- I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond. Mae West |
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