Tomato Ketchup as Medicine
In the 1830s, tomato ketchup used to be sold as a medicine, claiming to cure ailments like diarrhoea, indigestion, and jaundice. Dr. John Cook Bennett who claimed this later sold the recipe in form of 'tomato pills'.
In the 1830s, tomato ketchup used to be sold as a medicine, claiming to cure ailments like diarrhoea, indigestion, and jaundice. Dr. John Cook Bennett who claimed this later sold the recipe in form of 'tomato pills'.