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Did you Know? Ketchup Was Sold in the 1830s as Medicine

When it came to popular medicine in the 1830s, ketchup was all the rage. An Ohio physician called John Cook advertised it as a treatment for dyspepsia in 1834. It wasn't popular as a condiment until the late 1800s.
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