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Canned Sloppy Joes

Makes approximately 14 quarts
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Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 24 lbs ground beef
  • 6 cups finely chopped onions
  • 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 3 tbs worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tbs black pepper
  • 4 tbs salt
  • 3 quarts ketchup 96 oz
  • 2 1/4 cup vinegar
  • 1/2 cup prepared yellow mustard

Method
 

  1. Brown the ground beef and onions.
  2. Add in the sugars, worcestershire sauce, pepper, salt, ketchup, vinegar, and prepared yellow mustard.
  3. Mix all together, adjust ingredients according to your taste preference.
  4. Ladle into clean jars.
  5. Add lids and rings.
  6. Pressure can quarts for 45 minutes at 15 lbs pressure.
  7. Pints for 30 minutes at 15 lbs pressure.

Notes

Could use maple syrup in place of sugar. 
How to video on our YouTube Channel: Homesteading with the Zimmermans. 
Some ingredients in this recipe have been adjusted from the YouTube video.