"jmcquown" wrote in message ...

On 12/17/2018 10:16 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "jmcquown" wrote in message ...
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> On 12/17/2018 8:54 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>> "Gary" wrote in message ...
>> Ophelia wrote:
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>>> "jmcquown" wrote:
>>> I didn't use canned 'Manwich' although it doesn't surprise me that you
>>> did. Cheese? No cheese came into play here.
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>>> What is 'Manwich'?
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>> Hi O. Manwich is a canned 'sloppy joe' mix...just add to one
>> pound ground beef. Heat and serve on bread. I'll bet it tastes
>> better than Jill's (or anyone else's) homemade mix. The
>> 'original' is the best as that's what made them so popular in the
>> first place.
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>> Others can criticize all they want but that product has made the
>> company a fortune.
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>> The sauce ... what is it made from?
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> Time for Bruce to chime in with an ingredients list! j/k
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> I'll take it from here. Ingredients in Manwich Sloppy Joe sauce:
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> tomato puree (water, tomato paste), high fructose corn syrup, distilled
> vinegar, corn syrup, less than 2% of: salt, sugar, chili pepper,
> dehydrated green and red bell peppers, tomato fiber, guar gum, spices,
> xanthan gum, dehydrated garlic, natural flavors, citric acid.
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> I just saute minced onion and garlic with ground beef, drain off the
> fat, add a can of plain tomato sauce, about a tablespoon of
> Worcestershire sauce and a few dashes of hot sauce (such as Tabasco).
> Simmer until the sauce is reduced but still "sloppy".
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> No salt, no weird ingredients and *definitely* no sugar. I'm guessing
> it's the sweetness from the corn syrup that Gary likes about this canned
> sauce. That's probably also why it's a best seller. Not my cuppa tea.
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> Jill
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> Thanks very much! As you will know, I will have to leave out the 'hot
> stuff' if I make it. And you say you eat that in a sandwich?
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I know you'll leave out the hot sauce. It's not essential. Yes, it's
served on a soft white "hamburger" bun.

Jill

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Ok thanks