On Aug 25, 3:24 pm, "James Silverton" >
wrote:
> Steve wrote on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:10:52 -0400:
>
> SC> Max Hauser wrote:
> ??>> Question arose about ambiguous North American spelling of
> ??>> an old condiment.
>
> SC> I figure as long as it gets the thought across it's spelled
> SC> good enough. ;-D
>
> I use "ketchup" but "catsup" does not bother or throw me.
> "Catchup", I don't think I've ever come across. Isn't it
> supposed to be derived from a Chinese condiment transcribed as
> "catsiap". There are more ketchups than tomato: mushroom ketchup
> is available in England but I can't say that I like it. By the
> way, I don't know anyone who makes their own but it might be an
> interesting survey to find the brands that people like. I have
> to admit that my favorite is Heinz or possibly DelMonte which
> tastes almost identical as, believe it or not, so do some
> grocery chain house brands.. Hunt's isn't bad but doesn't taste
> quite the same to me.

DelMonte does not taste like Heinz, though some store brands do.
Schnuck's is a perfect, or nearly perfect knock off.

Trout Fishing in America had a chapter titled, "Another Method of
Making Walnut Catsup."

Brautigan rocks.
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
--Bryan