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5 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

Is it full of ketchup?

 

Just one of the main ingredients: water. Originally it was built to hold water for the Brooks Catsup factory in Collinsville, Illinois. It was also used for the water sprinkler system in case of a fire. The factory is now used for other purposes, but the water sprinkler system is intact. 

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1 hour ago, Razors Edge said:

Really???? WTF???

It is KETCHUP. Period!

Agreed, it makes more sense phonetically.

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Ketchup and catsup are condiments usually made with ripened tomatoes. The term "ketchup" is more popular in most countries. The ingredients used — tomatoes, sugar, salt, vinegar, cinnamon, etc. — are pretty much the same in both ketchup and catsup.

 

Origin of the Words Ketchup and Catsup

Both words are derived from the Chinese ke-tsiap, a pickled fish sauce. It made its way to Malaysia where it became kechap and ketjap in Indonesia. Catsup and katchup are acceptable spellings used interchangeably with ketchup, however, ketchup is the way it is popularly used today. "Catsup", which dates to the same time, may well be a different Romanization of the same word, trying to come closer to a sound that doesn't really exist in English.

In the 1800s, "ketchup" was most common in Britain and "catsup" was most common in the US for reasons unknown. The two words never really canceled each other out because in their formative years, there weren't spelling dictionaries choosing a "correct" version of words. (Many Americans pronounced "catsup" the same as "ketchup" in any case.) Today, "ketchup" is the dominant term in both countries.

There was a sudden interest in the difference between catsup and ketchup after an episode of popular TV series Mad Men featured a (fictional) pitch to ketchup company Heinz. Journalists and bloggers dug around to find the history and Slate reported that:

According to a Heinz spokesperson, Henry John Heinz first brought his product to market as “Heinz Tomato Catsup,” but changed the spelling early on to distinguish it from competitors. Del Monte did not switch spellings until 1988, after it became clear that ketchup was the spelling of choice for American consumers. Hunt’s switched the name of their product from catsup to ketchup significantly earlier.

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3 hours ago, JerrySTL said:

The old factory, yes. Actually it's not a factory anymore. It's a warehouse for storing and selling used restaurant equipment.

oh, come ON!  Work with me here!  The CATSUP factory has been repurposed.  Now they make KETCHUP.

Geez, I worked on that one for HOURS!

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