SLOPPY JOES--freezer entrees

8 lbs ground beef                                           2 tsp chili powder

3 onions or 6 TBSP minced                           32 oz tomato sauce

8 TBSP vinegar                                              8 TBSP brown sugar

8 TBSP mustard                                             8 TBSP lemon juice

5 TBSP sugar                                                 8 TBSP worc sauce

4 tsp salt                                                         ¾ cup water

3 one-gallon size Ziploc brand freezer bags (no storage; no generic; no zippers)

1. Brown meat.

2. Combine all ingredients and simmer until right consistency.

3. May add more sweeteners to suit. Be sure to simmer for hour or so on medium so that it becomes dried out---not liquidy.

4. Cool. Freeze in one gallon bags as follows flat.

5. Label bags as follows (Label 3 one-gallon sized bags as indicated above):

          SLOPPY JOES                          Serves 10   6/12/04

          (Fully cooked)

          Thaw bag in bowl or sink          . Transfer to micro dish and heat

          through. 

6. Yield: 3 one-gallon sized bags to feed at least ten each. May divide into 6 half-gallon bags or 12 quart sized bags for smaller crowds.

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