On 12/17/2018 11:13 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "U.S. Janet B."Â* wrote in message
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> On Mon, 17 Dec 2018 10:11:35 -0500, jmcquown >
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>> On 12/17/2018 8:54 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>>> "Gary"Â* wrote in message ...
>>> Ophelia wrote:
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>>>> "jmcquown"Â* wrote:
>>>> I didn't use canned 'Manwich' although it doesn't surprise me that you
>>>> did.Â* Cheese?Â* 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.Â*
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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.Â* 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.Â* I'm guessing
>> it's the sweetness from the corn syrup that Gary likes about this canned
>> sauce.Â* That's probably also why it's a best seller.Â* Not my cuppa tea.
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>> Jill
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> I do onion, bell pepper, ground beef, a can of tomato sauce (or tomato
> soup), salt and pepper.Â* Simple, simple and done. ;-)
> Janet US
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> Ahh so you make your own sauce?
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I think most of us (here on RFC) except for Gary do make our own sauce.
Hey, if he likes the canned Manwich, no biggie. But I'm betting mine
tastes just as good without all the fructose and other added stuff.

Jill