Question:
Do they still make
Brooks® catsup?
Answer:
Yes, we are happy to
report that Brooks brand ketchup is still being made. The
Brooks
brand is owned by Birds Eye Foods, and the
product
is actually manufactured in Canada. But, due to
it's limited distribution,
it is rather hard to come by in most parts of the country.
Question:
Where can I buy
Brooks® ketchup?
Answer:
Unfortunately, we
don't have an
answer for that question. Brooks Foods is currently owned by our friends at Birdseye.
Question:
What is the
difference between
"catsup" and "ketchup" ?
Answer:
There really is no
difference. The best we've been
able to figure out
is that it really just boils down to a spelling preference of the
company producing the product. There used to be as many "catsup"
products as there were "ketchup." But the overwhelming success of Heinz
and the fact that the US Food and Drug Administration spells it
"ketchup" makes the "K" spelling far more common. In fact, a
few years ago, even the makers of Brooks changed the name of their
product
from "catsup" to "ketchup."
Question:
How old is the
Brooks® catsup bottle water tower and
when was the
restoration?
Answer:
It was built in 1949
by Caldwell Tanks of Louisville, Kentucky. The Catsup Bottle
Preservation Group began fundraising efforts in 1993. The restoration
was completed in June of 1995.
In August of 2002 the Brooks Catsup Bottle Water Tower was named to the
National
Register of Historic Places.
Question:
Just how big is the
World's Largest
Catsup Bottle?
Answer:
It's 170 ft tall.
That's a 70 ft
tall riveted steel bottle on top of 100 ft tall steel legs. The
diameter
at the base of the bottle is 25 ft and the diameter of the cap is 8 ft.
It has a
capacity
of 100,000 gallons.
Question:
Is it really filled
with catsup?
Answer:
Heheheheheh, we'll
never tell. |