Posted on 09/29/2009 12:59:15 AM PDT by DGHoodini
I recently rewatched 'Angels in the Outfield', the original one, the *good* one, with Paul Muni. And the same question that comes to me each time I watch it, once agin came to mind, and I thought i'd asik here, to see if maybe someone knew the answer.
In the movie, there is at least one scene where the Manager(Munii) sits down to dinner, and puts Ketchup on it.... My question is...Was there a time where this was a common practice that some people did, or was this just a writers ploy to show how curmudgeonly the character was?
I have never before heard of anyone doing this, but thinking on it, it doesn't seem to be so bad an idea..I mean we put ketchup on burgers...but then it seems a waste to cover the flavor of a good steak up, with the overwhelming taste of ketchup...But it doesn't seem like it would taste *bad* per se...
Yeah, this was years ago, when you could eat food without worrying about political connections. I’m a mustard man now, hope the Chicago mob doesn’t own any mustard plants. Lol
Yeah, I am weird with it. Many times I choose my food by which condiment I want to eat. If I want Tabasco, its ham and eggs. A-1, steak w/a baker. And so on. My wife says I am totally weird and high maintenance. But I do tip well...JFK
The Japanese put ketchup on hot dogs ! ???
How to ruin a good steak?
Put ketchup on it....
I cringe when I see people put ketchup on Tenderloin or Ribeye in a restaurant. I think they are so used to eating London Broil at home with loads of Ketchup.
I’ll take my Ketchup rare.
I put ketchup on steak. I hate steak sauce. Well, actually, I’m not too fond of steak either. I know that’s un-American but it’s the truth.
Ketchup/Catsup is good on everything and makes everything better.
I love it when this p.o.s people...heh heh heh.
Love that movie because (1) it is about my hometown and (2) I lived the next block over from the apartment house that Paul Douglas “lived in” for the movie. Has some great shots of the old Forbes Field and is an enjoyable story, as well (unlike the remake).
This thread made me think of you!!!
However, you need to remember that when many people had steak in those days it was not the thick juicy steaks we have come to expect today. I recall my Mother whacking tough round steak with a mallet like meat tenderizer and frying these thin pieces. The resulting “steaks” were dry and still pretty tough and you definitely needed ketchup or some kind of steak sauce to make them edible. Even when thicker more tender steaks became available, they were generally fried and cooked well done ..again the need for ketchup.
“I HATE dry food” then don’t cook your steak so long(4 mins each side on a grill(charcoal)).
Only a barbarian would put ketchup on a steak. Refined people fill a tumbler with ketchup and sip as the evening wears on.
Anyone who puts ketchup on a steak I make gets thrown out of the house.
True story: In 1981 my husband’s classmates from Undergraduate Navigator Training went to a popular restaurant in the Sacramento area for dinner. One of the men, a man from Alabama, ordered steak with fries. He asked for ketchup (for his fries); the waiter brought the ketchup then stood on a chair near the table and announced loudly to the room that this man had asked for ketchup for his steak. Everyone in the room looked at our friend as if he had two heads.
To this day, I have no idea what was going through that waiter’s mind. Obviously some people feel very strongly about ketchup on steak!
I promise you would not need anything for my grilled Angus ribeye or filet. ...I prefer my steaks medium-rare.
Ketchup or Catsup is for hamburgers & fries. :)
Perhaps he took it as an insult to the quality of beef they serve or the skill of the cook in preparing it. Perhaps the coom took offense that his food needed to have it’s flavor covered up, and told the waiter to wtand on the chair. etc..
Cooks can get offended if people even want salt to add on their meals.
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