Americans Pour The Most Ketchup Recipe

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   Whether we're slathering it on a grilled burger or possibly heaping it upon a hill of fries or possibly onion rings, ketchup is an important component of the hot-weather season.

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   From Memorial Day to Labor Day, sales of America's favorite condiment peak.

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   Summer brings a 15 percent increase in sales for Heinz, according to Michael Mullen, spokesman for Heinz North America, that owns more than half the ketchup market.

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   'Ketchup can be found in every country in the world,' said Mullen.

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   'But the U.S. is by far the No.

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   1 consumer.'

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   How much More than 300 million bottles a year.

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   Ketchup pulled in about $500 million in retail sales last year.

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   And just who is eating all this ketchup More than half of all ketchup consumption is done by youngsters, ages 8 to 15.

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    'Ketchup is a taste memory.

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    It's familiar,' says Sara Moulton, executive chef at Gourmet magazine.

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