mayonaise
By BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (51818)
St. Catharines, Ontario
June 29, 2007 7:38am CST
Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellmann's mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of call for the great ship after its stop in New York.
This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico.
But as we know, the great ship did not make it to New York. The ship hit an iceberg and sank, and the cargo was forever lost.
The people of Mexico, who were crazy about mayonnaise, and were eagerly awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate at the loss. Their anguish was so great, that they declared a National Day of Mourning, which they still observe to this day.
The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th and is known, of course, as
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Sinko de Mayo.
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@BarBaraPrz (51818)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
30 Jun 07
I love mayonnaise. It's my favorite condiment.
@Darkwing (21583)
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29 Jun 07
Wow... it was probably the weight of the twelve thousand jars of mayonnaise that sunk the Titanic, not the iceberg after all! ha ha ha.
I'm blowed if I would mourn a jar of mayonnaise year in, year out. What a strange way to carry on. :)
Still, there's no accounting for some folks... I'd rather have my coleslaw, and I'm sure not going to mourn that if I lose it... I'll just make my own! ;P
Brightest Blessings, Mel... hope you're drying out some now. xx
@BarBaraPrz (51818)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
29 Jun 07
That's ok. No harm, no fowl, as they say.
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@sumofalltears (3988)
• United States
30 Jun 07
Oh man, that one sucked me in big time...lol...I was really getting into it and you plugged the plug...:}
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
2 Jul 07
Tsk tsk..you're absolutely a wicked one..you really had me going there..I really thought I was reading an educationally informative unknown piece of history that few knew about--Naughty!
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@manya_pearl (1901)
• Singapore
1 Mar 08
Wow... interesting. I just knew it, from what you post. Really? I can't imagine how many bottles of mayonnaise mixed with ocean water... the cargo, is it possible to get at least one bottle find near the beach? ahahah... So mayonnaise is also being celebrated by people in Mexico? Hmmm... btw, are u you also from mexico?
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