Catsup Chemistry

[Anubis]

Okay so this bottle of catsup has been in my fridge since the dawn of time. I thought I'd have a little with some tater-tots. Well, when I turned the bottle over for a little extra joy I heard a 'clunk'. Upon examining the bottle closer I noticed this bizarre white clump of something-or-other (about half the size of a baseball) in my catsup bottle.

Puzzled as I was I couldn't figure out what it was or where it came from. Perhaps the catsup had sat so long the sugar or other components had separated from the sauce and isolated themselves into this dense clump.

However, since 'tots aren't good alone and mustard is out of the question I am presently gulping them down coated with this catsup from the bronze age.

I'll let you all know if I come down with sort of incurable illness.

[Lost Dog]

Bad move man... Thanks for telling us. Now if you stop posting, we'll know what happened.

On the subject of catsup, when I worked at Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor and Restaurant, some people (possibly me) would carefully pick through the stocked bottles in the storeroom, looking for the ones that had fermented a bit.

We'd hand these to the newbies to open in the staff lunch room. Boom!

[UpNorth]

Probably a just a chunk of mold. Let us know how you feel this morning...

[castufari]

When in doubt throw it out. Better safe than to spend Christmas locked in the crapper while your colon empties itself.

[Anubis]

Well, I think I'm in the clear

No abnormal growths, no explosive diarrhea, no increased white blood cell count, no necrotic bowel... okay okay I'll quit being so descriptive.

I feel fine, but I think I'm going to throw the catsup out now [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[cappuccino]

Hey, don't throw it out until you get a replacement bottle. [img]tongue.gif[/img] You just might want tater tots again before that.

[Marykaa]

I think I'm going to throw the catsup out now

you really have to think about it?

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by the way.. of course I mean throw the catsup out and recycle the bottle

[RacerBill]

It wasn't a bunch of ice crystals, was it? If it had sat in the fridge without being moved, that happens pretty easily.

Catsup is very acidic, which isn't hospitable to bacteria or molds. But all the same, i hope you've got a new bottle now.

Congratulations on your feat. We'll have to recommend you for the next episode of "Fear Factor."