On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 03:00:03 -0500, Pringles CheezUms
> wrote:

>
>>> I'm looking for a good sloppy joe recipe.
>>...
>>But you asked this same question three years ago and didn't like the
>>advice then, so I don't know why I'm bringing it up again.
>
>Wow. Someone saw and remembered!
>Yeah, you're right. I didn't get a good savory sloppy joe recipe then.
>The reason I ask again is things change. There might be new people with
>new ideas, old people find new things. Probably should ask every year,
>really.
>If I were more experienced, I might be able to work up something that
>works for me. But I'm not, so I ask.
-snip-

But you're the only one who knows what *you* like. Have you tried
Dr. Pepper Sloppy Joe's?

This is pretty much how I do them- [Except for the ground beef-- I use
all 80% beef & don't drain it]
http://www.momswhothink.com/easy-rec...oe-recipe.html

I also might add a few splashes of hot sauce [Frank's] -- and if I'm
in the mood, a cup of celery.. . . . a cup of leftover corn in the
fridge?-- toss it in. . . . . mushrooms need to be used up, chop and
saute with the meat. . . too soupy, add oatmeal. . . too stiff,
add catsup.

It isn't baking-- you can do whatever floats your boat. Go in
small increments, a bit at a time. It is going to be good. You just
tune it to your tastes.

Jim

On Jul 10, 3:00*am, Pringles CheezUms > wrote:
> >> I'm looking for a good sloppy joe recipe.
> >...
> >But you asked this same question three years ago and didn't like the
> >advice then, so I don't know why I'm bringing it up again.
>
> Wow. Someone saw and remembered!
> Yeah, you're right. I didn't get a good savory sloppy joe recipe then.
> The reason I ask again is things change. There might be new people with
> new ideas, old people find new things. Probably should ask every year,
> really.
> If I were more experienced, I might be able to work up something that
> works for me. But I'm not, so I ask.
>
> >Have you tried Manwich Bold?
>
> I'll *probably try it, thanks.
>
> But hopefully I can find something to make from scratch.
>
> Thanks for you input.

My granddaughter likes just catsup and yellow mustard for her manwich
sauce - I like diced onions and some pickle relish. But I also like
Original Manwich. Bite me. Or the Sloppy Joe, whichever. ;-)

N.

On 2011-07-11, Nancy2 > wrote:

> sauce - I like diced onions and some pickle relish. But I also like
> Original Manwich. Bite me. Or the Sloppy Joe, whichever. ;-)

I started eating sloppy joes at our school cafeteria when I was about
6-7, back in the 50s (vague enough? . This was back when lunch was
a quarter and milk an additional nickel. Anyway.... it's originally
from Hunt's Foods. I suspect Hunt's was making this exact same canned
sauce back when I was a kid, only in #10 cans, cuz it tastes exactly
the same to me.

I did eat some sloppy joe's, homemade by a friends wife, that were
different, yet very good. It had whole corn kernels and bits of onion
and grn ppr. Very tasty, to say the least. SJs really are open to
huge variation. I always put, at the very least!, fresh onions in my
Manwich SJs. Otherwise, that canned goodness in close to perfection,
IMO.

nb

On Jul 9, 8:26*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Sat, 09 Jul 2011 20:00:50 -0500, Pringles CheezUms wrote:
> > I'm looking for a good sloppy joe recipe.
>
> > I like savory sloppy's better than sweet, so if it has more than a small
> > bit of brown sugar, ketchup, bbq sauce or other kinds of sweetener,
> > well I'm glad you enjoy it but I probably won't. Manwich is almost too
> > sweet for me.
> > If anyone knows McCormick sloppy joe spice mix, that's what I'm trying
> > to get a homemade version of.
>
> > So please help find a good sloppy joe recipe!
>
> I really liked the Sloppy Joe recipe from my Crock Pot Manual (circa
> 1975). *But it was fairly sweet. *I don't like sweet meats but I
> gobbled this stuff down in no time.

OMG! I have an old Crock Pot manual from around then, is this the
recipe? From page 25:

Sloppy Joes

3 lbs gound chuck or hamburger
2 onions, finely chopped
1 green pepper, seeded and chopped (optional)
2 8-oz cans tomato sauce
1 8-oz can water
2 packages sloppy joe seasoning
salt to taste

Brown ground meat in skillet, pour into colander and rinse well. Put
into Crock-Pot, add onions, green pepper, tomato sauce and water.
Stir thoroughly. Salt to taste. Cover and cook on Low 8 to 10
hours.

On 7/10/2011 11:42 PM, projectile vomit chick wrote:

> OMG! I have an old Crock Pot manual from around then, is this the
> recipe? From page 25:
>
> Sloppy Joes
>
> 3 lbs gound chuck or hamburger
> 2 onions, finely chopped
> 1 green pepper, seeded and chopped (optional)
> 2 8-oz cans tomato sauce
> 1 8-oz can water
> 2 packages sloppy joe seasoning
> salt to taste
>
> Brown ground meat in skillet, pour into colander and rinse well. Put
> into Crock-Pot, add onions, green pepper, tomato sauce and water.
> Stir thoroughly. Salt to taste. Cover and cook on Low 8 to 10
> hours.
>
When do you put in the sloppy joe seasoning?

On Jul 11, 11:23*am, Cheryl > wrote:
> On 7/10/2011 11:42 PM, projectile vomit chick wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > OMG! *I have an old Crock Pot manual from around then, is this the
> > recipe? *From page 25:
>
> > Sloppy Joes
>
> > 3 lbs gound chuck or hamburger
> > 2 onions, finely chopped
> > 1 green pepper, seeded and chopped (optional)
> > 2 8-oz cans tomato sauce
> > 1 8-oz can water
> > 2 packages sloppy joe seasoning
> > salt to taste
>
> > Brown ground meat in skillet, pour into colander and rinse well. *Put
> > into Crock-Pot, add onions, green pepper, tomato sauce and water.
> > Stir thoroughly. *Salt to taste. *Cover and cook on Low 8 to 10
> > hours.
>
> When do you put in the sloppy joe seasoning?

Ha! It doesn't say and I didn't notice that, sorry. I suppose one
would throw it in with all the other ingredients.

>> If anyone knows McCormick sloppy joe spice mix, that's what I'm trying
>> to get a homemade version of.
>
>Don't have any idea what McCormick's sloppy joe mix tastes like, as I use
>the following -
>
>1 TBSP instant minced onion
>1 tsp green pepper flakes
>1/2 tsp salt
>1 tsp cornstarch
>1/2 tsp garlic powder
>1/2 tsp dry mustard
>1/4 tsp celery seed
>1/4 tsp chili powder
>
>Mix well in a small bowl.
>
>Brown 1 lb of ground beef (or whatever meat you prefer). Add
>1/2 C. water
>1 - 8 oz. can of tomato sauce
>spice mixture from above
>
>Simmer at least 10 minutes or to desired thickness.
>
>Might not meet your taste requirements, but may serve as a starting point
>for your own creation.

Thanks. This is the best idea yet.