What, No Ketchup?

Everybody puts ketchup on their hot dogs, on their hamburgers, on their cheeseburgers, etc. So, why is ketchup, then, not offered at the sub-sandwich fast food restaurants such as Subway, Firehouse, Robin Hood, and others? What is it about a sub-sandwich that makes you NOT want to put ketchup on it? Beats me. That has puzzled me ever since I was one day in the Subway restaurant, and I asked for ketchup to put on my sub. Their answer was that ketchup was a condiment that they did not offer. They have plenty of mustard, though. They have plenty of mayonnaise. They even have pickles, and jalapeños (isn't that a Mexican thing?). The Firehouse has plenty of hot sauces. But I didn't see ketchup when I went there, either. I thought ketchup was a good ole American condiment.

I'll have you know, that there is a sub place close to the place where I used to work. It is called, Robin Hood, and, they have good subs. Sometimes I used to eat there. Again, once I went there and asked for ketchup to put on my sub, and they said that they did not have any. They had plenty of Mustard, Mayonnaise, and other stuff; they even had oil and vinegar, but no ketchup. So I mentioned it to the lady that was making the subs. I said, "You know, I'd like to put some ketchup on my sub and I wonder why it is not offered." The next time I went in there, there was a tub full of little ketchup packets/squeezies. Now, they are smart. They know how to please the client, the customer. Today I used the little ketchup packets for the first time when I went there. Not bad, I say, a sub with a little bit of ketchup is a good thing. You ought to try it sometime!

Here you will find two recipes for Ketchup. The first one is a recipe that you would create in your Crock-Pot. The second one is a No-cooking method. Try them both and see which one you prefer. They say that homemade ketchup is better than store bought. The store bought variety might have too much sugar in it. If you make it at home, you can control every ingredient. Of course if you don't want to bother with it, just go to the store and get yourself a bottle. You just might have to take it to your favorite sub restaurant!