On 7/30/2014 8:55 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 7/30/2014 7:11 AM, Moe DeLoughan wrote:
>> On 7/29/2014 3:49 PM, Travis McGee wrote:
>>>
>>> Giant ketchup bottle draws tourists in Illinois
>>>
>>> Published Tuesday, July 29, 2014 | 7 a.m.
>>>
>>> Updated 6 hours, 47 minutes ago
>>>
>>> COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — For tourist Bruce Pasarow of Buena Park,
>>> California, leaving Illinois before seeing what's billed as the
>>> "World's Largest Bottle of Catsup" was not an option.
>>>
>>> The Collinsville water tower is a depiction of Brooks Old Original
>>> Rich and Tangy Catsup, which was once produced in the buildings
>>> beneath the tower.
>>>
>>> Now, the sign is for sale. Owner Larry Eckert is asking $500,000 for
>>> the 65-year-old, 170-foot-tall landmark and adjacent warehouse.
>>
>> The Oscar Meyer people sent one of their weinermobiles to the ketchup
>> bottle, and are now negotiating its purchase. Not a joke.
>>
>>
>
> Ketchup with a hot dog? Yuck!
>

Must be a regional preference thing. I grew up with ketchup on hot
dogs, and only gradually learned to dab mustard on as well. I also
like to tuck paper-thin slices of garlicky dill pickle into the bun.