Ketchup, Catsup.....However you want to say it or spell it, it may soon be gone... Court battles are raging now to see if this condiment gets removed permanently from your grocery and department store shelves and restaurant tables. WHY? It's because the manufacturers are tired of seeing their product used on the wrong foods. Hot dogs, spaghetti, pizza, fish, even chicken has been the recipient of this beloved condiment.
The Food and Drug Administration, The Federal Dept. of Agriculture, and companies like Heinz, Hunts , and Del Monte have had it with the gross misuse of ketchup. So now it may come down to the Supreme Court to ban ketchup forever .
What does one do who feels they need ketchup? How about trying some BBQ sauce or vinegar on your French Fries? Ok. So you don't want to put mustard on your hamburger? Try some grape jelly or just butter or even peanut butter.
The time has come the walrus said , so be prepared. Don't try stocking up on ketchup either. If it gets banned, the government has specially trained ketchup sniffing dogs that will track down every last bottle and packet and you'll receive a stiff fine and likely imprisonment.
"Give me your tired, your poor" some mayonnaise companies are saying anticipating the massive boom in production once ketchup is just a memory.
