And, of course, the matter has been the subject of "scholarly" writing. Was surprised to see that tomato ketchup is a relatively new formulation.

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-ket2.htm

Aha!
http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Ketchup_v._Catsup

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