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Could you post it please? If it sounds like too much chopping, I can improvise. The flavor is probably in the chopping though although it doesn't need carrots if that's what it is about ;-)

I don't like too much worcestershire, but if any recipe has too much, I can just back it off a bit. Also I think my mom would have put some dry mustard in it.

The supposed A&W recipe had a little chili powder in it according to the version in our newspaper. That would be a chiliburger though. And peppers are good in it but optional for me. What I liked about Manwich is that it clearly has some red bell peppers in it.

These days people like things spicier; I'd at least put a little cayenne or some black pepper I got too big a container of which is pretty hot. I never used to cook with pepper except white pepper according to a recipe.

I just get nostalgia for things of the past sometimes. And I like dill pickle slices which I can't really chew any more, sometimes yellow mustard, sometimes not, never ever ketchup which should be in it but not on, and sometimes maybe some regular chopped raw onions even though some may be in it. I'm so hungry for some good ones and they are practical to reheat for quite a few days which I do.

I don't know why I write a novella when one or two sentences will do. I think it could be annoying but I can't seem to help myself when I really get into something.

Here it is: It's not much chopping at all, LOL! I must've been in a hurry when I made it and I remembered it being cumbersome for some reason Sloppy Joes 1 lb ground beef 2 -3 stalks celery, chopped 1 small onion, chopped 8 oz tomato sauce 1⁄4 cup ketchup 1⁄4 cup barbecue sauce 1 T packed brown sugar 1 T prepared mustard ¼ tsp salt&¼ tsppepper 1 T Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp chili powder 1 T vinegar In a large skillet, brown ground beef, celery and onion. Stir in remaining ingredients, simmer covered, 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. If Joes appear too'loose', leave cover off and let moisture evaporate. Cook until it's the consistency you like for serving on toasted buns, with french fries and cole slaw.

Let me try this again....

Here it is: It's not much chopping at all, LOL! I must've been in a hurry when I made it and I remembered it being cumbersome for some reason

Sloppy Joes

1 lb ground beef
2 -3 stalks celery, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
8 oz tomato sauce
1⁄4 cup ketchup
1⁄4 cup barbecue sauce
1 T packed brown sugar
1 T prepared mustard
¼ tsp salt&¼ tsppepper
1 T Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp chili powder
1 T vinegar

In a large skillet, brown ground beef, celery and onion. Stir in remaining ingredients, simmer covered, 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. If Joes appear too'loose', leave cover off and let moisture evaporate. Cook until it's the consistency you like for serving on toasted buns, with french fries and cole slaw

I buy jars of dill pickle relish to use in place of slices most of the time. Get the flavor without the issues.

I also bought a big jar of spears and some of them I cut up and used the small food processor to make slightly larger pieces than the relish.

I made some of the pickle and cream cheese wrapped in ham recently but they didn’t turn out that great because the pickles were too large to make a good roll to cut. I just put in the chopper and chopped some cheddar, added some dried onion and made it as a spread.

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Two of my secret ingredients in a lot of things I make are dry mustard or fresh grated nutmeg. Just small amounts but I can tell when I forget to add them.