Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Worcestershire Sauce

Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce...you have some, don't you?  Ever wondered about the story behind it?  And by the way, how do you say it?  I just try to say it really fast so no one knows that I don't know how to say it! (I completely stole that joke from "King of Queens"!)  My husband is from England and he shortens it and calls it "Worcester" Sauce.  And that is pronounced "Worster" but with an English accent...more like "WOO-ster".  Oh heck, you folks from England know what I mean!


The Original Worcestershire Sauce    
Dear me, but I truly love learning about the history behind EVERYTHING! Who knew that a bottle of Worcestershire Sauce could be so interesting!  From the county of Worcester in England, in 1835, chemists John Lea and William Perrins made up the first batch and didn't like the taste of it.  They left it for almost two YEARS in a cellar and when they tasted it, knew that they had a product that was out of this world.  The aging process is what made the difference. Just goes to show, NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER SURRENDER!  Did you know that it was the first commercially bottled condiment in the USA and was first imported in 1839?  Americans loved it!  If you would like to know more, you may read about it here.

Just so you know, Lea & Perrins does not know me from a hole  in the wall, okay?  But if Lea & Perrins reads this, I would not be averse to receiving a case full of it!  And that is the truth!  My husband has Celiac disease and Worcestershire Sauce is gluten free.  YAY!
And now since Corn and Rice Chex cereals are gluten free, I can make him CHEX MIX!  What? You don't have a recipe for CHEX MIX?  That will have to be for another post.  At least, I can pronounce that.  And General Mills (the makers of Chex Cereal) I wouldn't mind a case of your cereal either! HA!
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Arabia Mountain is beautiful to us in all kinds of weather...this photo was taken this weekend, one early morning! Hope you all have a great week but watch out for the fog!

38 comments:

  1. Worcestershire sauce is invaluable in cooking. Any time you make a one pot dish like soup, stew, casserole, pot roast it enhances the flavor. I did not know the history of its making but now I do. Thank you.

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    1. Yes, I do the same thing for my soups! And also, when you make hamburgers, just put a splash of W. sauce on each one...just a splash, mind you, a little goes a long way. No one usually knows what it is , they just know it is good!

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  2. I've always just slurred my way through it by saying Worsheshtershire Shauce like I'm drunk or shomething.

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    1. Ha! Debra, you are my Canadian sister, we are so much alike it is scary!
      I do the same thing!!

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  3. I pronounce it (as you probably knew I would) "Worster", too, with the "r" not being really audible. Personally, I am not fond of it, but RJ is, and so there is always a bottle in my kitchen cabinet. Like you, I find the history behind such everyday things very interesting!

    The fog lends the picture of Arabia Mountain a magic quality. It must have still been warm, since you are in short sleeves :-)

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    1. We use it in the South, in our soups and stews and also on hamburgers!
      I keep mine in the fridge, but I didn't say that ,since I won't that others might not, but that is where mine is stored!
      And you are correct, that day was humid, humid, humid after a heavy rain during the night, but the fog lent an other worldly quality to Richard's photos, I will try to show more in a future post. xx
      After that walk, I remember saying I had never felt so hot!

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  4. I'm with Richard on the pronunciation though with a Northern accent! One of my favouriite flavours of crisps used to be Worcestershire sauce but I haven't seen them in years. x

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    1. I love all the different crisps in England! I think I remember haggis flavoured... I gave that one a miss!

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  5. I do like to add Worcestershire sauce to all kinds of savoury things, it adds a lovely bit of flavour doesn't it. xx

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    1. Hey Amy!
      Yes, another vote for W. Sauce! Thanks for your comment!

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  6. I can not pronounce it..:-)
    Your mountain is beautiful in all kind of weather.
    Tnx a lot for your nice comments about my photos.

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    1. Our mountain is not like your big mountain climbing mountains, but they are very special to us!
      And I really do love your photos, they are the BEST!
      (Anyone reading this, click on Tania's blog and see what I mean! She is from Norway, and her photos are truly stunning.)

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  7. My goodness, that weather doesn't look inviting, but you are right, it's very beautiful.
    I love Worcester sauce too!

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    1. We really don't have fog like that very often, and it lent such a different look to the rock and the trees...Richard's photos looked almost black and white, it was amazing.
      YAY for W. Sauce. I think I will just call it that!

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  8. I love the sauce an use in many things. I did not know the history behind it. Very interesting !

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    1. I am such a nutcase, when I read something like this, I have to share it!
      I love that they put it aside and went back to it later and it had transformed into something spectacular, I like the idea of that!

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  9. That's how I pronounce it too, real fast. It's a staple in our house, always has been.

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    1. I loved learning that it became so popular in America, very quickly. Amazing to me that it has been around so long, I know the date is on the bottle, but I just thought it had been around that long in the UK, not the USA!

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  10. There is always some around. Justin Wilson, who became a "Cajun by adoption" used to mangle the pronunciation, but he swore it was a Cajun idea and loved to use it! You've brought back the memories of his show, and him using it, and telling jokes.

    It is great stuff, too.

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    1. Oh! I loved him! My Dad used to enjoy watching that show too! He even sounds bit like my Dad! I loved how he would measure a teaspoon of salt in this hand, and then, he would measure it and it would be exactly a teaspoon! Loved his stories, you know that I would!

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  11. One day, when I had a little time on my hands, I tried counting the number of times Lea & Perrins appears on the label. It was a huge number and they were surprisingly difficult to spot. I say Wooster, with the 'oo' very short, not like 'who'.

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    1. Yes, that is how Richard says it too! Wooster, but the oo very short.
      By George, she's GOT IT! Sorry, couldn't resist a "My Fair Lady" reference! Love that movie! xx

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  12. A fun post! Lea & Perrins is owned by Heinz now..!

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    1. Good! If Heinz reads this, they could send me some Baked Beans or Salad Cream!
      Hey Mike, thanks for your comment! Please visit me again!

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  13. I think you are due commission for all the good advertising you have just done for
    "WouSESStershire" (as close as I can get to your accent - I just love it - your accent that is - not the sauce!) We had such fun trying to get Sandy from Warner Robins to say "Woustersher" as I would pronounce it. Thanks for that wave from Stone Mountain too. x

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    1. No, no, my friend, Pat, I only d-r-a-w-l out my words when I am with my Dad or my Southern friends! I usually have a faux English accent, like Dick Van Dyke from Mary Poppins! OH! and when I am with my friend from Boston, I sound like a dang old Yankee!! xx
      You said you wanted a view from Stone Moutain and I gave it to you! xx

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  14. I used to live in Worcester County in Maryland. We could always tell an "outsider" because they pronounced it the way it was spelled. Locals pronounced it as the English would.

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    1. That's like living in South Georgia, I learned to wait until I heard what the locals called towns and places until I said a thing!

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  15. You know, Kay, I've looked up the pronunciation of this a gazillion times and I just can't get it through my head. I end up pronouncing it like Debra does..."Worsheshtershire". Maybe we've been drinking together! LOL...

    Love the photo on the mountain. Stunning!

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    1. Oh you gals from Canada, you know how to have a good time! LOL.
      Oh Martha, guess what, I didn't even show you the BEST ones that Richard took! But wait for it, I MIGHT share them, or I might try to make him enter them into a contest! They are just that doggone good!

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  16. I use it in home made soups and in meat dishes to give them a bit of added flavour. Always feel I haven't got a proper kitchen if I run out.

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    1. I mainly like to have it to use in my CHEX MIX recipe, it's really good!
      And the history behind it was interesting, it was to me anyway, but then, I can find almost anything interesting!

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  17. I use either Worcestercestercestererershire or Lea and Perrins.

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    1. Oh Lee, I've decided to call it W. Sauce! Although, W takes a long time to say, might as well say Wooster like my husband! :-)

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  18. Jeeves and Wooster gave a lot of sauce!

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    1. Hmmm....you will have to explain that one to me!

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  19. LOL - my tongue always gets twisted around that one too. And though I may have a hard time pronouncing Worcestershire sauce, it is a staple in my kitchen pantry.

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    1. Just pass me that stuff in that bottle...we can always say that! LOL!

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