On 2017-02-09 6:27 AM, wrote:
> On Thu, 09 Feb 2017 22:22:08 +1100, Bruce >
> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 09 Feb 2017 07:16:12 -0400, wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 8 Feb 2017 20:33:38 -0700, graham > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Mum never did! Jams, chutneys, pickles and ketchup were all stored on
>>>> the pantry shelf.
>>>> These days, people are so scared to leave anything out. Even the jar of
>>>> pickled onions I have states: "Refrigerate after opening" - ridiculous!
>>>> http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38907451
>>>
>>> I do keep ketchup and mayo in the fridge but only because it is more
>>> convenient.
>>>
>>> (I don't buy Heinz ketchup anymore, only Frenchs since Heinz did the
>>> dirty on all those farmers suddenly moving their plant to Mexico,
>>> neither will I buy fresh tomatoes from Mexico, however I am not
>>> suggesting we build a wall lol )
>>
>> Here's Trump's new Minister of Justice doing the Nazi salute.
>
> Nope, I just have certain principles and when I saw what Heinz did,
> leaving a whole valley of tomato farmers in the lurch, I decided not
> to buy Heinz ketchup anymore. As it was, French decided it had all
> the condiments for dogs and burgers so they might as well have ketchup
> too and they rode in on their horse and rescued the farmers.
>
> Although I am in NS and this happened in Ontario, my local supermarket
> carries French, very prominently displayed. Dave Smith can probably
> point you to an article, it all happened in his area.

It's not exactly my area. It is more than 200 miles west of us. Heinz
had been making ketchup there for over 100 years and a couple years ago
the parent company shut down the plant and moved production to the US.
That as devastating to the small town because a huge chunk of its
economy was based on tomatoes. Moving the production to the US not only
put a couple hundred people out of work but it also left all those
tomato farmers stranded.

French's came along and bought the facilities and started making
ketchup. I don't use much ketchup but I have to say that I prefer the
French's product to Heinz, which IMO has evolved into a weak, runny,
sweet glop over the years.