"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
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On Monday, December 17, 2018 at 7:04:52 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
> On 12/17/2018 12:41 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Monday, December 17, 2018 at 11:58:28 AM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
> >> On 12/17/2018 11:49 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >>> On 12/17/2018 10:11 AM, 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. Cheese? 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
> >>> Pretty much the same here. Like pizza, no exact recipe, no added
> >>> chemicals. When all done we like to add cheddar cheese to finish it
> >>> off.
> >>
> >> I don't add cheese to sloppy joes. Never heard of that. I have kettle
> >> cooked potato chips on the side.
> >>
> >> Jill
> >
> > My husband likes cheese on sloppy joes. He likes cheese on
> > pretty much anything.
> >
> > We were at the bar having burgers the other day, and each of
> > us was struggling to eat half a pound of meat. I said if we
> > could agree on toppings, we could split one. Maybe I could
> > ignore the American cheese without which he feels no burger
> > is complete.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> I like cheese but have never had it on a sloppy joe. As for burgers,
> I've had good old American and other types of sliced cheese. I prefer
> Swiss cheese. Same with griddled ham and cheese sandwiches. Swiss
> cheese, please. Unless I have pepper-jack.
>
> My SO asked whether or not I put mustard on the bun. What?! Definitely
> no mustard. Mustard does not fit the profile of a traditional Sloppy
> Joe sandwich. LOL
>
> Jill

I seem to recall putting a drop of mustard into the sloppy joe
mixture itself. We also use a little ketchup for that authentic,
nostalgic experience.

Cindy Hamilton

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If I remember correctly, we used to put onions and chopped dill pickles on
ours.

Cheri