Question

Ketchup was once sold as a medicine. TRUE OR FALSE

Answer 1

Ketchup was once sold as a medicine. TRUE OR FALSE

Answer: True

Tomato ketchup was once sold as a medicine. In the 1830s, tomato ketchup was sold as a medicine, claiming to cure ailments like diarrhea, indigestion, and jaundice. The idea was proposed by Dr John Cook Bennett, who later sold the recipe in form of 'tomato pills'.

Answer 2

In 1834 it was sold as a cure for indigestion by Ohio physician John Cook