Ketchup

[watab kid]

i dont hate it - i just dont like it so i dont eat it , i could care less if someone else likes it and puts it on everything they eat , no hate - just no eat 

[Doc Shapiro]

11 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

Will someone please explain in simple terms WHY the hate people have for it?

 

People who will rub 10 pounds of brown sugar into something, and then slather a sugar/vinegar glaze on it while smoking it complain about ketchup,  usually saying it's too sweet. 

 

Ketchup is too sweet.  So are the other things you describe here.  Nope, no thanks on all of it.

[Horace Patootie, SASS #35798]

9 hours ago, Alpo said:

?????

Isn't that the bullet lube ?

[watab kid]

sweet works - i guess , i just hate tomatoes in most forms and thats one , ill eat the pizza sauce and some others but im not eating katsup or catchup or whatever you might call it , i dont like it ill not eat it , 

now if someone mixes it into something else - like 1000 island dressing or some such , yes ill eat it 

[Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967]

I likes it!  

 

(But I'm sure glad I gave up putting in on eggs when I was seven years old....)  🤢

[Rye Miles #13621]

8 hours ago, Alpo said:

I stopped using Heinz ketchup back when John Kerry was running for president. Because his wife owned Heinz ketchup, and I wasn't going to give the enemy any money.

 

Then I find out that, while she is a member of the Heinz family, it's about like Princess Margaret's great-granddaughter (does Princess Margaret have a great-granddaughter??). She is a member of the Royal family, but she is way way way way down on the list. Doesn't have a whole lot to do with the way England is run.

 

And that was the way it was with Mrs Kerry. She was a member of the family but she didn't have anything to do making pickles. And she owned some stock - some, not a lot - and she had sold it all before Kerry decided to run.

 

So I had no actual reason to quit eating Heinz, but by the time I found out that I had already started eating Hunts and I decided I like Hunts better. And Hunts is a whole lot cheaper than Heinz.

Same here, I’m a Hunts fan for the same reason. 

[Stump Water]

16 hours ago, Alpo said:

I have a friend, and we used to go to breakfast a lot. Before tasting his food he would completely cover it with pepper. Not salt - pepper. Could not see the eggs. Solid black mass. He wouldn't sprinkle it on, he would unscrew the cap and shake it on.

 

He did that with most of his food, not just breakfast.

 

When I was still employed one of the lunch bunch regulars would do that with salt, but not quite to that extent.  And he would only take the cap off if it wasn't flowing adequately. 🙂  

 

Anyway, he salted the heck out of everything.  He was a long time heavy smoker, so I figured that had a lot to do with it.  But when he quit smoking he didn't quit salting.   Quit one habit at a time I guess.   While I don't recall us ever having desert at lunch, I suspect he salted cake and ice cream too.

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Edited April 9 by Stump Water

[Tooky Slim]

1 hour ago, Stump Water said:

 

When I was still employed one of the lunch bunch regulars would do that with salt, but not quite to that extent.  And he would only take the cap off if it wasn't flowing adequately. 🙂  

 

Anyway, he salted the heck out of everything.  He was a long time heavy smoker, so I figured that had a lot to do with it.  But when he quit smoking he didn't quit salting.   Quit one habit at a time I guess.   While I don't recall us ever having desert at lunch, I suspect he salted cake and ice cream too.

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salted caramel is pretty good

[Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967]

21 hours ago, Alpo said:

I have a friend, and we used to go to breakfast a lot. Before tasting his food he would completely cover it with pepper. Not salt - pepper. Could not see the eggs. Solid black mass. He wouldn't sprinkle it on, he would unscrew the cap and shake it on.

 

He did that with most of his food, not just breakfast.

 

 I reckon he wasn't a sailor...   

 

 

There is a very famous, often-cited story in the United States Navy that Admiral Hyman Rickover—the "Father of the Nuclear Navy"—would disqualify, or "fire," prospective officers who salted their food before tasting it during a lunch interview.

 

• The Rationale: Rickover interviewed all potential nuclear officers. He required absolute attention to detail and hated when candidates made assumptions. By salting food without tasting it first, a candidate demonstrated that they followed habit over careful observation, a trait that could lead to catastrophe on a nuclear submarine.

Edited April 9 by Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967

[Alpo]

13 minutes ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said:

 I reckon he wasn't a sailor

HTC, 16 years service.

[Blackwater 53393]

If I look at a portion that is served to me and see that there is something missing that I know that I want, (like a baked potato or a bowl of beans with no black pepper) I won’t take a bite before I add the missing ingredient!

 

If I’m testing a circuit and I see that it clearly isn’t complete or ammunition that’s blatantly missing a necessary component, I will make the necessary changes before proceeding with the test!

 

 

[watab kid]

22 hours ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said:

I likes it!  

 

(But I'm sure glad I gave up putting in on eggs when I was seven years old....)  🤢

i have a friend that would ordeer a big breakfast - eggs , hash browns , bacon and sausge - he would dice it all up mix it together and smother it in catsup , it was a bit off putting the first time but i eventually got used to it , i dont try to change my friends eating habbits unless i offer them something i like they may not have tried , i dont offer the ketchup unless requested 

[Blackwater 53393]

9 hours ago, watab kid said:

i have a friend that would ordeer a big breakfast - eggs , hash browns , bacon and sausge - he would dice it all up mix it together and smother it in catsup , it was a bit off putting the first time but i eventually got used to it , i dont try to change my friends eating habbits unless i offer them something i like they may not have tried , i dont offer the ketchup unless requested 

My uncle, Jake, did that with his food. The only difference was that he poured buttermilk on everything instead of ketchup! 😖

[Rye Miles #13621]

My sister put ketchup on her scrambled eggs, I tried it once, not a fan and I like ketchup. 

[Blackwater 53393]

Schoolmarm puts it on her hash browns. I don’t like hash browns, but I use salsa on some omelets, western in particular. I like it spicy!

[Stump Water]

51 minutes ago, Blackwater 53393 said:

but I use salsa on some omelets

 

Red or green?

 

 

Would ya look at that!

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[Blackwater 53393]

13 minutes ago, Stump Water said:

Red or green?

Depends on my mood and what is available!!

[The Original Lumpy Gritz]

AT Its best when mixed with Tabasco 

[Blackwater 53393]

I seldom use Tobasco.  I don’t even allow Frank’s in my house!

I’ve discovered several other hot/pepper sauces that are far and away more flavorful.

 

Just hot without flavor is pointless unless you’re going for some manly man image and I don’t need that.

 

I keep a small bottle of Tobasco on hand for occasional addition to a soup or chili that I feel like needs that particular flavor.

 

I was referred to Mexico Lindo sauces a couple years ago and between them, Tapatio, Valentina, and a couple of others that I’d have to go to the pantry and look at, my hot sauce/flavor horizons have greatly expanded.

 

OH!! And I often use one of these in place of ketchup on sandwiches, salads, and various other dishes.

 

[Smokin Gator SASS #29736]

19 hours ago, watab kid said:

i have a friend that would ordeer a big breakfast - eggs , hash browns , bacon and sausge - he would dice it all up mix it together and smother it in catsup , it was a bit off putting the first time but i eventually got used to it , i dont try to change my friends eating habbits unless i offer them something i like they may not have tried , i dont offer the ketchup unless requested 

 

Growing up I would mix my peas into my mashed potatoes.  It always bugged my mom. My dad would say, what's the difference, he's eating his peas! I use some ketchup. But often I substitute bbq sauce or chili sauce that comes in a bottle like ketchup.

[Alpo]

11 minutes ago, Smokin Gator SASS #29736 said:

Growing up I would mix my peas into my mashed potatoes

I thought the purpose of mixing the peas with the potatoes was so they would stay on the knife

[Rye Miles #13621]

2 hours ago, Smokin Gator SASS #29736 said:

 

Growing up I would mix my peas into my mashed potatoes.  It always bugged my mom. My dad would say, what's the difference, he's eating his peas! I use some ketchup. But often I substitute bbq sauce or chili sauce that comes in a bottle like ketchup.

I still mix peas in my mashed potatoes, no ketchup though.

[Blackwater 53393]

Never COULD stand peas!! Sat at the table once for three hours because my mom said I could eat ‘em or sit there all night!

 

She gave up before I did!

 

I haven’t eaten anything that I didn’t like since I turned 14!!  I’ll try anything once and some things might be worth a second taste, but I STILL WON’T eat anything that I know I don’t like!!

[DeaconKC]

"I eats me peas with honey,

I know it don't sound nice.

It makes the peas taste funny,

but it keeps 'em on me knife!"

[Rye Miles #13621]

Speaking of peas, I like frozen peas better than canned but I buy both. I’ve been eating them since I was a kid. Love em!

Edited April 11 by Rye Miles #13621

[Subdeacon Joe]

22 hours ago, Blackwater 53393 said:

I seldom use Tobasco.  I don’t even allow Frank’s in my house!

I’ve discovered several other hot/pepper sauces that are far and away more flavorful.

 

Just hot without flavor is pointless unless you’re going for some manly man image and I don’t need that.

 

That's exactly how I think of Frank's.  Just hot.

 

22 hours ago, Blackwater 53393 said:

keep a small bottle of Tobasco on hand for occasional addition to a soup or chili that I feel like needs that particular flavor.

 

If a soup or stew "needs something,  but I don't know what"  i add a couple of shakes of Tabasco. The liquid equivalent of a pinch. Kind of brightens it up and elevates the other flavors. 

 

I also don't like Frank's because of their television commercials with the catch phrase,  "I put that s*** on everything."  Thereby equating their product to s***.

[Nimble Fingers SASS# 25439]

On 4/8/2026 at 12:00 PM, Subdeacon Joe said:

Will someone please explain in simple terms WHY the hate people have for it?

 

People who will rub 10 pounds of brown sugar into something, and then slather a sugar/vinegar glaze on it while smoking it complain about ketchup,  usually saying it's too sweet. 

I never met anyone who didn’t like it, grew up in Northern burbs of Chicago and everyone put it on hamburgers, hot dogs and fries. Guess it’s a Midwest thing as most of my relatives in Wisconsin were the same way!  But if someone doesn’t like Ketchup, catsup or whatever you call it so be it. Oh and only Heinz, even though the owners are way to the left!!  

[Cactus Jack Calder]

16 hours ago, Alpo said:

I thought the purpose of mixing the peas with the potatoes was so they would stay on the knife

That’s Honey!!

 

” I eat my Peas with Honey,

I’ve done it all my life.

It makes the Peas taste funny,

but it keeps them on my knife.”

 

So my Father told me, from the day I was born! 🤑

 

CJ

Ok , after reacting to Alpo’s post I see that Draco KC beat me to the punch.

Sorry DEACON KC, OTTO KORECT is an IDIOT!!

 

Edited April 11 by Cactus Jack Calder
Further reading & Spelling

[Blackwater 53393]

Even HONEY isn’t good enough to make peas palatable to me!! 
 

AND I LOVE HONEY!!

[Cactus Jack Calder]

Just now, Blackwater 53393 said:

Even HONEY isn’t good enough to make peas palatable to me!! 
 

AND I LOVE HONEY!!

“DITTO”

That’s why Dad was quoting that little ditty so often.

 

CJ

[DeaconKC]

2 hours ago, Nimble Fingers SASS# 25439 said:

I never met anyone who didn’t like it, grew up in Northern burbs of Chicago and everyone put it on hamburgers, hot dogs and fries. Guess it’s a Midwest thing as most of my relatives in Wisconsin were the same way!  But if someone doesn’t like Ketchup, catsup or whatever you call it so be it. Oh and only Heinz, even though the owners are way to the left!!  

Man, I can tell you weren't on the South Side! You put ketchup on a hotdog, if you're over 10 years old, you'll get hurt! 

[Nimble Fingers SASS# 25439]

1 hour ago, DeaconKC said:

Man, I can tell you weren't on the South Side! You put ketchup on a hotdog, if you're over 10 years old, you'll get hurt! 

Be 71 in August, beat stage 4 metastatic colon cancer and 4 heart attacks, ketchup doesn’t scare me. 

[Alpo]

THE HATE!! THE HATE!!

 

I saw this and I knew it needed to be in this thread.

 

I don't know where he is or what he's making, but that was looking good. And then he put about a pound and a half of meat in that sandwich and it was really looking .

 

And then out comes the red stuff.

 

OH NOOOOO!!!!!

 

 

[Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967]

2 hours ago, Alpo said:

THE HATE!! THE HATE!!

 

I saw this and I knew it needed to be in this thread.

 

I don't know where he is or what he's making, but that was looking good. And then he put about a pound and a half of meat in that sandwich and it was really looking .

 

And then out comes the red stuff.

 

OH NOOOOO!!!!!

 

 

 

Uh... Alps... purty sure that ain't ketchup.  Nor catsup.  

 

That's a Turkish restaurant; most likely, that's a generic squeeze bottle filled with a Turkish-style chili sauce (aci sos).  

 

Make some and squirt it on yer kabobs!  

 

 

Turkish Kebab House Chili Sauce (Acı Sos)

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup tomato passata (or smooth tomato sauce)
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1–2 tbsp red pepper paste (biber salçası) (key ingredient if you can find it)
• 1–2 tsp chili flakes (Aleppo pepper preferred, or crushed red pepper)
• 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp white vinegar (or lemon juice)
• 1 tsp sugar
• ½ tsp salt (adjust to taste)
• ½ tsp cumin
• ½ tsp paprika (smoked if you like)
• Optional: pinch of dried mint or oregano

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🔥 Instructions

1. Warm the oil in a small saucepan over medium-low heat.
2. Add garlic and cook gently (don’t brown it).
3. Stir in:
   • tomato paste
   • pepper paste
     Cook 1–2 minutes to deepen flavor.
4. Add tomato passata and mix well.
5. Stir in all remaining ingredients.
6. Simmer gently for 10–15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
7. Taste and adjust:
   • More vinegar = tangier
   • More chili = hotter
   • More sugar = smoother balance

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🥣 Texture tip (important)

• For that squeeze-bottle consistency, thin with a little water until it pours easily but still coats a spoon.
• For a smoother restaurant feel, you can blend it briefly.

[Blackwater 53393]

1 hour ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said:

 

Uh... Alps... purty sure that ain't ketchup.  Nor catsup.  

 

That's a Turkish restaurant; most likely, that's a generic squeeze bottle filled with a Turkish-style chili sauce (aci sos).  

 

Make some and squirt it on yer kabobs!  

 

 

Turkish Kebab House Chili Sauce (Acı Sos)

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup tomato passata (or smooth tomato sauce)
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1–2 tbsp red pepper paste (biber salçası) (key ingredient if you can find it)
• 1–2 tsp chili flakes (Aleppo pepper preferred, or crushed red pepper)
• 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp white vinegar (or lemon juice)
• 1 tsp sugar
• ½ tsp salt (adjust to taste)
• ½ tsp cumin
• ½ tsp paprika (smoked if you like)
• Optional: pinch of dried mint or oregano

---

🔥 Instructions

1. Warm the oil in a small saucepan over medium-low heat.
2. Add garlic and cook gently (don’t brown it).
3. Stir in:
   • tomato paste
   • pepper paste
     Cook 1–2 minutes to deepen flavor.
4. Add tomato passata and mix well.
5. Stir in all remaining ingredients.
6. Simmer gently for 10–15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
7. Taste and adjust:
   • More vinegar = tangier
   • More chili = hotter
   • More sugar = smoother balance

---

🥣 Texture tip (important)

• For that squeeze-bottle consistency, thin with a little water until it pours easily but still coats a spoon.
• For a smoother restaurant feel, you can blend it briefly.

Now THAT is a condiment that I would like to try!!