Q: 200 years ago, this was sold as a medicine. What is it?
A: Ketchup
In the 1830s, tomato ketchup was sold as a medicine that could cure ailments like diarrhea, indigestion, and jaundice.
The idea was initially proposed by Dr. John Cook Bennett, an American physician, in 1834, who later decided to sell the recipe in the form of ‘tomato pills’.
After sales began, copycats flooded the market with their own pills, leading to a war of tomato pills.
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