Sloppy Joes For 45 - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 1/2 lbs ground beef
1 cup green pepper, chopped
1 1/2 lbs onions, chopped (about 6)
17 garlic cloves, minced
3 cups celery, chopped
1 1/2 cups mushrooms, chopped (canned mushroom pieces are fine, you can also add cooked beans or peas in place of or in addition to)
1 tablespoon salt
2 quarts ketchup (8 cups)
1/8 cup wine vinegar
1/8 cup water
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon celery seed
2 tablespoons ground mustard
45 hamburger buns

Preparation

Brown ground beef with peppers, onions, and garlic, stirring until meat crumbles and onion is tender; drain off fat.
Mix in remaining ingredients.
Cover and bring mixture to a boil over high heat.
Turn heat down and let simmer for at least 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Spoon meat mixture over bottom halves of buns (about 1/4 cup meat mixture on each bun); top with remaining halves.