This is from Better Homes and Gardens neew crockery cooker cookbook

1 pound bulk Italian sausage

1/2 pound ground beef

1 cup chopped onion

1-15 ounce can tomato sauce

1 71/2 ounce can tomatoes, cut up.

1 4 ounce can mushroom stemps and pieces , drained

1/2 cup pitted sliced olives

4 teaspoons quick cooking tapioca

1 teaspoon sugar

1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed

1/8 teaspoon pepper

dash garlic powder

8 french style rolls, split lengthwise

6 ounces sliced mozzarella cheese

In a large skillet cook sausage, ground beef and onion till meat is brown and onion is tender, Drain off fat.

Meanwhile, in a 3 1/2 or 4 quart crockery cooker  combine tomato sauce, undrained tomatoes, mushrooms, olives and tapioca, sugar, oregano, pepper and garlic powder. Stir in meat mixture. Cover, cook on low heat setting for 10-12 hours.

Using a fork, hollow out bottom halves of rolls, leaving 1/4 inch thick shells. Place cheese in bottom halves , trimming as necessary to fit . Spoon meat mixture into rolls. Cut remaining cheese into strips and place atop meat mixture. Cover with roll tops. Makes 8 servings