What Was Ketchup Medically Used For?
What Was Ketchup Medically Used For? In 1834, ketchup was sold as a cure for indigestion by an Ohio physician named John Cook. Tomato ketchup was popularized as a condiment commercially in the late 1800’s and today Americans purchases 10 billion ounces of ketchup annually. What was ketchup originally invented for? Legend has it that