Homemade Catsup and Tomato Soup

Tomatoes, tomatoes!  What would I do with them all?  It was such a great year for tomato yield with just the right amount of sunshine and rain, we gathered several bushels full.   I… Continue reading →

Ketchup or Catsup?

Did you know -Henry J. Heinz began making ketchup in 1876 but he was neither the inventor nor the first to bottle it. His recipe remains the same to this day. When Henry… Continue reading →

Ketchup Highlights?

Want some beautiful natural-looking red highlights in your hair?  Try a ketchup rinse!  Seriously.  Pour it into hair, work it in well, then let it rest for ten minutes.  Rinse clean and dazzle… Continue reading →

Catsup Cleaner – Who Knew?

Catsup cleans brass, and copper, and silver. Our ancestors may have known this secret and used it all along. I have noticed how clean my pots look after cooking tomatoes.  It is because… Continue reading →