Yes, for many a year now I have contemplated the mystery of Heinz’ 57 varieties. Varieties of what? Ketchup? (Heinz’ preferred spelling, as opposed to the Catsup produced by Hunt-Wesson).
And now, through the wonders of the internet, or more specifically the archives of James Lileks, we have the answer:
And so now one is left to wonder just how many of the original 57 varieties are still in production today. You are on your own for that….
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Teresa Heinz Kerry is not going to be happy you posted this.
Comment by Kevin — 29/January/2010 @ 1:04 am
Very interesting. I’m sure I have never seen the Mock Turtle Soup, the Mutton Broth, or the Fig Pudding on the shelves at Safeway. Maybe the Smithsonian has a few cans tucked away. What the hell is mince-meat, anyway? The pie showed up at the occasional Thanksgiving in my youth, but I always gave it the kind of wide berth you would give plutonium. I could sense that if it was indeed a type of meat, it had been previously digested and regurgitated before entering the pie crust.
Comment by Keith McCrarey — 29/January/2010 @ 3:45 am
Yeah, and not to mention the neighborhood bully whose primary threat was “I’ll make mincemeat outta ya!”.
Comment by John McCrarey — 29/January/2010 @ 5:49 am
Was that the neighborhood bully or Bluto?
Comment by Keith McCrarey — 29/January/2010 @ 6:02 am
Yeah, must have been from Popeye, our neighborhood bullies spoke Spanish as I recall.
Comment by John McCrarey — 29/January/2010 @ 6:12 am