Sloppy Joes
By OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (94982)
Arvada, Colorado
April 26, 2025 6:54am CST
The history of the sloppy joe is a bit messy, much like the sandwich itself, with a few competing origin stories.
Do you like them or have you ever had them?
Do you add anything different to yours?
One popular theory traces its roots back to Sioux City, Iowa, in the 1930s. Legend has it that a cook named Joe at Floyd Angell's café added tomato sauce to the region's popular "loose meat" sandwich (a simpler version with just seasoned ground beef on a bun), creating a saucier, more "sloppy" version that became a hit.
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12 responses
@DaddyEvil (148645)
• United States
26 Apr
I like them but I make Sloppy Joes with more onion and a mix of ground beef and ground pork. 
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@DaddyEvil (148645)
• United States
26 Apr
@dfollin I mix 3/4 lbs hamburger with 1/4 lbs sausage and dice 1/2 an onion into a skillet and brown those, then drain off the liquids before adding a can of Chunky Manwich.
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@dfollin (26101)
• United States
26 Apr
@RebeccasFarm I just ordered ground beef, buns and Manwich sauce.I am not going to go all out when I am just cooking for myself. I always put cheese on top.
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@celticeagle (174709)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Apr
I do like these a lot but we can find any good hamburger. And, it is now so expensive.
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@RebeccasFarm (94982)
• Arvada, Colorado
27 Apr
Oh it sure is...crazy expensive is hamburger. Sorry you cant find any decent.
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@RebeccasFarm (94982)
• Arvada, Colorado
26 Apr
@Juliaacv Now I may try that one day..how filling!
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@Juliaacv (53400)
• Canada
26 Apr
@RebeccasFarm Sometimes I even mis some sweet baked beans into the hamburger mixture.
Talk about a biteful of heaven.
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@RebeccasFarm (94982)
• Arvada, Colorado
26 Apr
On them..never quite had it like that Marie
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@dgobucks226 (36490)
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26 Apr
I remember sloppy joes being served for lunch when I was in college. Always enjoyed them so much.
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@RebeccasFarm (94982)
• Arvada, Colorado
26 Apr
I know you did! You are a red blooded
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@RebeccasFarm (94982)
• Arvada, Colorado
26 Apr
Oh wow Judy never had it on biscuits..that sounds really good what a good idea..Ill do it. Thanks.
@RebeccasFarm (94982)
• Arvada, Colorado
26 Apr
@Marilynda1225 Dont it tho Mals.
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@Marilynda1225 (84704)
• United States
26 Apr
I never put it on biscuits either. That sounds like a really good alternative
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@1creekgirl (43583)
• United States
29 Apr
I love sloppy Joes, but haven't had one in years.
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@Marilynda1225 (84704)
• United States
26 Apr
I like sloppy joes and they definitely are sloppy 
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@RebeccasFarm (94982)
• Arvada, Colorado
27 Apr
Now look at that..ha, I never knew there were sweaters called that!
So easy to make the sloppy joes Judy.
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@RebeccasFarm (94982)
• Arvada, Colorado
28 Apr
Do..something different for you Ron. Yes in Chicago years ago..
