School Cafeteria Sloppy Joes

1 pound ground beef
1 tbsp cooking oil
2 tbsp chopped onion
2 tbsp chopped green (bell) pepper
2 tbsp water
1/3 cup catsup
3 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp vinegar
1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper to taste
6 hamburger buns

Brown ground beef in skillet in 1 tbsp fat.
Remove ground beef from skillet.
Cook onions and green peppers in fat until
clear and tender. Add remaining ingredients and
simmer 10 minutes. Add to ground beef and simmer
5 minutes. Divide mixture into 6 portions and
spoon into 6 heated hamburger buns.

Makes 6 servings.

Source: Pinellas County, Florida Schools;
St Petersburg Times newspaper June 20, 1963