Tea Stands for Tuesday - 9/8/2020

These days are a struggle even with my early morning cup of coffee.  California is suffering in a record breaking heat wave.  There are wild  fires everywhere leaving the air smokey.  The the underlying pandemic continues and has so many things shut down.  One can only wonder what is next.

If it were the usual Labor Day we might be going on a picnic or joining family and friends for a bar-be-cue.  I was thinking about that and then thinking of a recipe.  An important part of many recipes for this occasion is.....

Tomato-based ketchup quickly caught on in the U.S. during the first few decades of the 19th century. At first, it was made and locally sold by farmers, but by 1837 at least one company was producing and distributing it on a national scale. The H. J. Heinz Company, a name that's synonymous with ketchup for most people today, was a relative latecomer to the game and didn't produce a tomato-based ketchup until 1876. They originally referred to their product as catsup, but switched to ketchup in the 1880's to stand out. Eventually, ketchup became the standard spelling in the industry and among consumers, though you can still find catsup strongholds sprinkled across the U.S.  (via @mentalfloss.com.)  

Which word do you use?  I'm old fashioned I guess as I say catsup.  
Now that you've had a dose of trivia for today, hop on over to Elizabeth's blog to see what the artistic, sane and sensible folks have to say.