It used to be tomato paste with a little vinegar and spices. Now, it's sugar with red food coloring...or something like that.
A couple times I have made my own Catsup from scratch, no sugar. It tasted great.
Ketchup poll
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A couple times I have made my own Catsup from scratch, no sugar. It tasted great.
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This is a question that I never before asked myself. Always put all the condiments (ketchup, mustards( several types), mayo, salsa) in the frig, on the shelves in the door.
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You are not alone. Mustard ketchup onions and sometimes BBQ sauce.
However ours stays in the fridge...
Never really thought much about it. My wife puts the ketchup in the pantry before and after it's opened. The rest of the condiments go in the fridge after they are opened. I have always had a cast iron stomach. My wife grumbles a lot about me never having heartburn. My mom has a lot of stories about things I ate growing up that should have made me sick.
The sad part is I will probably get run over by some illegal from Guatemala that shouldn't be here or driving anyway. So the debate on if I should refrigerate ketchup or not is a ways down on my list of concerns.
The sad part is I will probably get run over by some illegal from Guatemala that shouldn't be here or driving anyway. So the debate on if I should refrigerate ketchup or not is a ways down on my list of concerns.
nekvermont
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We have always refrigerated our ketchup. I just looked on the bottle and it says "Refrigerate after opening".
noahmercy
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Just messing with ya'. My wife does it, too, and I grew up in an age where bologna and ketchup sandwiches were a thing (just not for me), so I can overlook it.
I just read something from Hellman's Mayo that said it should be refrigerated, except for the smaller squeeze-bottle that can be left out, as on restaurant tables. Ketchup and mustard don't need refrigeration.
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Bologna, Ketchup and butter on Wonder bread. Instant flashback to 10 years old. The best!
Mom and Dad kept the keys up in the cabinet, my wife does not.
Ketchup on french fries, meat loaf and hamburgers. No red blooded American puts ketchup on a hot dog. 
Beer! may a small bottle of ketchup!
Timbo23
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In the days before refrigeration, food was preserved by salting, dehydrating, and pickling with vinegar.
Mustard is pickled with vinegar so it could stay outside the fridge. Other pickled vegetables could be too but I think they taste better cold.
Ketchup/catsup is a toss up to me. I think it taste best at room temp, but I don't know how well it keeps at room temp.
Mayonnaise is emulsified egg and oil with spices, so I think it would be liable to spoil quickly
Next time you make a grilled sandwich, try coating the outside of the bread with mayo. You may like the difference.
Mustard is pickled with vinegar so it could stay outside the fridge. Other pickled vegetables could be too but I think they taste better cold.
Ketchup/catsup is a toss up to me. I think it taste best at room temp, but I don't know how well it keeps at room temp.
Mayonnaise is emulsified egg and oil with spices, so I think it would be liable to spoil quickly
Next time you make a grilled sandwich, try coating the outside of the bread with mayo. You may like the difference.
Dirty Harry says:
Unless someone is 700 pounds and is saving room in the fridge for snack food I see no reason to keep condiments out. It's easy enough to get relish, mustard and ketchup to room temperature by letting it sit for a while on a counter or nuking a small amount.
Did you read the bottle's label? Probably says, "Refrigerate After Opening".
Now the manufacturer may be over cautious or run by their legal depart or the FDA but it still recommend frigeration.
Plus a running difference of 49 years about ketchup/catsup with one's wife just isn't worth it, is it?
Now if you're complaining that your wife is a controlling female-dog, that's different. That I understand differently.
Ugly, so ugly.. Good natured comment kidding about my wife. Growing up we never refrigerated it. My dad who was a sanitarian for the health department and taught food handling courses at the local college never deemed it necessary. I guess if two people in a marriage agree on everything one of them isn't necessary. Them.plied name calling is not necessary and says a lot about who you are.
