Our Family Food Favorites: Sloppy Joes

Jun 3, 2020

Sloppy Joes

Barbecue Beef Burger

(Sloppy Joes)

1 lb. hamburger

½ c. chopped celery

1 medium onion, chopped

1 can (7 oz.) sliced mushrooms

1 can (14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes

¼ c. ketchup

1 c. water

¼ tsp. chili powder

2 Tbsp. dry Tapioca

1 tsp. salt

½ tsp. pepper

1 Tbsp. worcestershire sauce

1 Tbsp. vinegar

Brown hamburger. Add celery and onions. Cook 2 minutes so soften. Add remaining ingredients and simmer 20-30 minutes to thicken. Serve on hamburger buns.

"Saying Grace" by Norman Rockwell

This painting was created for the cover of The Saturday Evening Post’s 1951 Thanksgiving issue. It portrays a woman and a young boy saying grace in a crowded restaurant while the people around them glance in their direction. Rockwell was inspired to create this artwork by a reader of the magazine who saw a Mennonite family praying in a restaurant.

In 1955, the readers of The Saturday Evening Post voted Saying Grace as their favorite ever cover. The painting was sold for $46 million in an auction at Sotheby’s in December 2013. At that time, it set the record for the most expensive American painting ever sold at auction. The $46 million paid for Saying Grace remains the highest known price paid for a Norman Rockwell artwork.