Ketchup Bottle

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About this item

Ketchup as we know it was introduced in 1812. Before that tomatoes weren’t used in the condiment. In ancient China, “ge-thcup” or “koe-cheup”  was made with soybeans and scraps from fermented fish and meat. When English travelers brought the condiment home, they changed the recipe to a spicy paste of mushrooms, walnuts, celery, fruit, or shellfish such as oysters or mushrooms. The bottle pictured here is from the early to mid-20th century. Luey and Abercrombie made this ketchup in Greenfield, Massachusetts, and advertised its “home made perfection.”

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Details

Item typeFood Storage Equipment
PlaceGreenfield, Massachusetts
TopicFood, Cooking, Beverage, Alcohol
EraProgressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
Great Depression and World War II, 1929–1945
MaterialGlass; Metal
Dimension detailsHeight: 9.50 in
Catalog #1986.02
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Ketchup Bottle. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1986-02/. Accessed on December 5, 2024.

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