Re: 1970s tomato ketchup recipe
- From: Wayne Boatwright <waynesgang@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 31 Aug 2005 18:45:55 +0200
On Wed 31 Aug 2005 09:12:09a, David wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> I wonder if anybody here can help me with a long-standing question.
>
> Back in the 1970s there were two types of tomato ketchup - the Heinz
> sort that everybody had a home and a much more runny version that
> places like Wimpy and the Golden Egg used to serve in tomato-shaped
> squeezy bottles. Over the years the Heinz sort seems to have
> conclusively wiped out the cheaper and runnier version. For a long time
> you would find it in greasy cafes, but even the cheapest of the bulk
> producers only seems to do faux-Heinz products nowadays.
>
> I would love to be able to get hold of some of the old-style runny
> tomato ketchup. It had a very distinctly different taste, but I've no
> idea what ingredents gave it that. Presuming there's no supplier of the
> stuff still standing, can anybody point me in the direction of a
> recipe, or just let me know what the different ingredients were? Or
> even how to water down Heinz to make something similar.
>
> Many thanks for help with this strange request!
>
> Regards,
> David
LOL! I think it was just the better catsup watered down. Lots of places
used to do that. Some stilil do.
--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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