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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 2 1 2 #210463 - 04/16/13 06:36 PM Nice Nelly   Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 2 Chris Lumpkin stranger Chris Lumpkin   stranger Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 2 Having six hungry mouths to feed on a limited budget, my mom often served Sloppy Joes as a cheap and popular meal. However, my aunt took a somewhat antipodean approach to the same meal. Since she could not stand anything messy, including food, she served us Neat Nancies when we showed up for dinner. Nary a morsel of beef nor a molecule of sauce was allowed to escape the bun. For some strange reason, the Sloppy Joes always tasted better. #210465 - 04/16/13 07:27 PM Re: Nice Nelly [Re: Chris Lumpkin]   Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Makes me curious what a Sloppy Joe contains. Of course I could look it up but that would mean end of conversation. Neat Nancy does not appeal much to the imagination. #210469 - 04/16/13 10:48 PM Re: Nice Nelly [Re: BranShea]   Joined: May 2010 Posts: 958 Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator   old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 958 Alaska Ground beef, often sautéed with onions and peppers, mixed with a tomato (often ketchup-based) sauce, perhaps some brown sugar and additional spices; served as a sandwich on a hamburger bun or something similar. Almost impossible to eat without wearing some of it. Very messy. A standard menu item in the US school lunch program in the 1950s and '60s. Maybe it still is. #210471 - 04/16/13 10:52 PM Re: Nice Nelly [Re: Tromboniator]   Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,947 LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,947 Land of the Flat Water Using "Manwich" and ground beef, they are an easy supper or lunch. I eat them often and use bread if no buns are handy. ----please, draw me a sheep---- #210473 - 04/17/13 12:01 AM Re: Nice Nelly [Re: Chris Lumpkin]   Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont They also are called by many names, depending on where you are in the US. ON the Great Plains alone, I have heard Sloppy Joe, Tavern, Barbecue, Manwich (a commercial name), and another which is escaping me at the moment! What about your neck of the woods? formerly known as etaoin... #210486 - 04/17/13 07:44 PM Re: Nice Nelly [Re: Tromboniator]   Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Thank you mr.Trom. I'll stick to toast and Tasty Tom. #210491 - 04/18/13 08:35 AM Re: Nice Nelly [Re: BranShea]   Joined: May 2010 Posts: 958 Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator   old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 958 Alaska You may be onto something there. #210525 - 04/19/13 09:08 PM Re: Nice Nelly [Re: Tromboniator]   Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Not much, simply a tastier tomato. :)) #212237 - 08/22/13 03:12 AM Re: Nice Nelly [Re: Chris Lumpkin]   Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 1 EnhanceEeryHilt stranger EnhanceEeryHilt   stranger Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 1 The most fascinating thing in relation to school lunches:the renowned 'Mystery Meat'...what is even in that stuff? Horse meat? #212241 - 08/22/13 07:41 AM Re: Nice Nelly [Re: EnhanceEeryHilt]   Joined: May 2010 Posts: 958 Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator   old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 958 Alaska At nearly 50 years past public school lunches, I find it still a mystery. And they're still serving it. Page 1 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. 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