jmcquown > wrote:
> On 12/17/2018 8:54 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Gary"Â* wrote in message ...
>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>> "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.
>>> ==
>>>
>>> What is 'Manwich'?
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Others can criticize all they want but that product has made the
>> company a fortune.Â*
>>
>> ==
>>
>> The sauce ... what is it made from?
>>
>>
> Time for Bruce to chime in with an ingredients list! j/k
>
> I'll take it from here. Ingredients in Manwich Sloppy Joe sauce:
>
> 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.
>
> 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".
>
> 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.
>
> Jill
>

I love Sloppy Joes, and your recipe sounds good. I dont like mine sweet,
either. I find Manwich to be vile.