Tavern

3 pounds ground beef, cooked and drained
1 cup ketchup
2 tsp salt
1 small onion
2 Tbsp vinegar
2 Tbsp brown sugar
2 Tbsp mustard

Combine all ingredients and simmer. "Fills 25 to 30 buns."

Reformed Church Women's Ministries recipe from New Life Reformed Church, Sioux Center, Iowa

Sunday School Picnic Taverns

30 pounds hamburger
2 gallons ketchup
2 cups brown sugar
2 cups vinegar
Onions or onion flakes, to taste
Salt, to taste

Brown hamburger. Add onion and salt. Drain.
Add ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar.

Makes a roaster-full. Simmer for several hours.

Recipe courtesy of Carole Kleyer, who is one of the best darned cooks at Carmel Reformed Church.