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Janet

In article >,
says...
>
> I have two bottles of "brown" sauce sitting in front of me, both of
> which claim to be the "original". A1 says "established 1862" and HP
> claims that it has "set the standard for quality since 1899". I suppose
> various interpretations of the words are possible. Both sauces show the
> usual creative packaging; A1's bottle is 10 oz and HP's 9 oz. A1 belongs
> to Kraft and HP is a "product of Holland" but claims to be British (and
> has a royal appointment to support that).

The original HP sauce was British, but the traditional use for it
here was not on steaks. Used here as a condiment on the trad bacon
sausage and eggs breakfast; or pork pies, egg butties, fish fingers.

Janet UK