Ed Timmermann was a great lover of ketchup....but not just any ketchup. Ed was born and raised in Pittsburg, PA and was fanatically loyal to his Heinz ketchup. If it wasn't Heinz ketchup, it belonged in the trash. On his many trips to London he would carry a bottle of his favorite ketchup with him and should anyone dare to ask why, he would turn the bottle around to show exactly WHERE it had been made and bottled! If a restuarant dared to keep the Heinz bottles and fill them with inferior ketchup, not only would he immediately notice the difference, he would take the manager aside and patiently explain why this was a complete disgrace to everything culinary.
The story that stands out in our minds is a dinner we had with the folks at Carolina Insurance Service at the Steak and Ale in Winston-Salem. As we ate our meal, we all joked with Ed because he annoited even the finest steak with ketchup. For dessert Ed ordered a lovely piece of cheesecake. Karen Giles ,unable to resist, dared Ed to put ketchup on it and eat every last bite. Being the trooper that he was, he ate every bite with gusto as we all watched in disbelief. Later he told us that it was the worst thing he had ever eaten but he wasn't going to let anyone know!submitted by Ed Timmerman Jr.
The story that stands out in our minds is a dinner we had with the folks at Carolina Insurance Service at the Steak and Ale in Winston-Salem. As we ate our meal, we all joked with Ed because he annoited even the finest steak with ketchup. For dessert Ed ordered a lovely piece of cheesecake. Karen Giles ,unable to resist, dared Ed to put ketchup on it and eat every last bite. Being the trooper that he was, he ate every bite with gusto as we all watched in disbelief. Later he told us that it was the worst thing he had ever eaten but he wasn't going to let anyone know!submitted by Ed Timmerman Jr.
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