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….
Teresa Heinz Kerry is not going to be happy you posted this.
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.
Yeah, and not to mention the neighborhood bully whose primary threat was “I’ll make mincemeat outta ya!”.
Was that the neighborhood bully or Bluto?
Yeah, must have been from Popeye, our neighborhood bullies spoke Spanish as I recall.