sloppy joes

We often have lunch at a great "country diner" up the street called Heffer's. You know the kind of place: lots of cows on the walls, waitresses who say hi and offer you "the usual" to drink, then remind you how you like your sammich, regular off-menu lunch specials that rotate according to the days of the week, etc.

I particularly like their sloppy joes, which have been absent all summer because, I guess, it's hot. I've been campaigning for them to come back. Subtle stuff, like answering "sloppy joes" when asked what I want to drink. (This always just gets me my usual water.) Then Tuesday, maybe because it's fall in name if not weather, I got the answer I wanted to hear: "You gonna be here Friday? Okay, I will make them on Friday."

Today's Friday, and I got my sloppy joes. With onion rings. Just about made a kind of crappy week all better. That is all.

Margie

I want a sloppy joe now.

Yum.

My Wife just called to see what I felt like for dinner. Guess what my answer was.

Also, now I have the Adam Sadler cafeteria song in my head....specifically the sloppy joe chorus part.

Did Tim order an Edsel with a side of slaw?

Open face sammiches are the shiznet.

'Round my house we call them 'Disheveled Josephs' Yeah, Sloppy Joes are awesome!

I had such a problem with "Joes" when I arrived in the US, think about it, "Sir, do you want a runny, red sauce slopped, chopped hamburger in fresh white bread that is guaranteed to fall onto your new white Grassroots T Shirt"

aussiesmg wrote: I had such a problem with "Joes" when I arrived in the US, think about it, "Sir, do you want a runny, red sauce slopped, chopped hamburger in fresh white bread that is guaranteed to fall onto your new white Grassroots T Shirt"

Rub a little Vegemite on it and it'll be good to go!

Seriously, amazing how things made to stretch the available protein are so damned good to eat when prepared properly. Sloppy Joes, Casserole, Meat Loaf, chili, E36 M3 on a shingle (Sloppy Joes made with gravy instead of tomato sauce), etc.

oooh Vegemite, I might just do that, it is a beef extract

I. Hate. Sloppy. Joes.

My elementary school ruined them for me.

I liked the fried mac&cheese balls, though.

I had them at work today... wonderful comfort food

Tommy Suddard wrote: I. Hate. Sloppy. Joes. My elementary school ruined them for me. I liked the fried mac&cheese balls, though.

Another meal ruined by school cafeterias. When i met my wife she wouldn't eat Chicken Parmagian because in school they made it with formed chicken patties and knock off Velvetta. Please tell us more about these fried mac&cheese balls.

They were quite good. I just realized or started wondering if Sloppy Joes were some bastardized attempt at barbeque.

Per Schroeder wrote: ...started wondering if Sloppy Joes were some bastardized attempt at barbeque.

Seems about right. Someone had a BBQ jones, had all the ingredients except chicken or pork. Had ground beef on hand, gave it a try. Used a bit too much sauce for the amount of meat.

BAM! Sloppy Joe.

Is it wrong to want a Sloppy Joe for breakfast?

I've never tasted a sloppy joe that tasted like BBQ, totally different flavor. It's not quite Italian either and it's definitely not Mexican although I make Mexican Joes once in a while.

I've also never eaten it on white bread, it's always been on a bun.

According to Roseanne they are called Loose Meat sandwiches up Nawth. She had a Loose Meat restaurant on her show.

my in-laws make the sloppy joe in a pan the normal way and then do something I never knew until I started eating at their house.

they take a hamburger bun and slather mayonaise on the inside of each piece and then they cut a really thick slice of sweet raw onion (vidalia, if in season) to go on the top of the sloppy joe.

That my friend with a pile of potato chips on the side is heaven.

Sloppy Tom with miracle whip and a thick slice of colby is boss!

Another option is mustard on the bun, then sprinkle grated old cheddard on top. Put the whole works under the broiler until the cheese melts. Happy childhood memories on a bun.

Appleseed wrote: Is it wrong to want a Sloppy Joe for breakfast?

Heck no! I had BBQ/Brunswick stew for breakfast this morning.

For a bunch of gearheads, you folks sure have some tasty recipies.

NYG95GA wrote:

Appleseed wrote: Is it wrong to want a Sloppy Joe for breakfast?

Heck no! I had BBQ/Brunswick stew for breakfast this morning. For a bunch of gearheads, you folks sure have some tasty recipies.

I had domino's sausage pizza, with their garlic-parmesan sauce .
Take my word: do NOT eat domino's unless you have ingested at least 6-8 beers. It tasted amazing last night. Notsomuch this morning.

Not that crazy about Domino's pizza, but the beer for breakfast thing might have legs..

NYG95GA wrote: Not that crazy about Domino's pizza, but the beer for breakfast thing might have legs..

Its awful. The worst thing ever. I wonder what the hell was I thinking? (the domino's, not the beer)