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Originally Posted by Ooper
But in reality... Hellmann's Mayonnaise Company is really behind the holiday - a bit of history...
Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellmann's mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of call for the great ship after its stop in New York. This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico. But as we know, the great ship did not make it to New York. The ship hit an iceberg and sank, and the cargo was forever lost. The people of Mexico, who were crazy about mayonnaise, and were eagerly awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate at the loss. Their anguish was so great, that they declared a National Day of Mourning, which they still observe to this day. The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th and is known, of course, as - Sinko De Mayo.
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On another note, some may not know the back story on Mexico's infatuation with mayonnaise.
Up until their infatuation with mayo, a tomato based condiment was the most popular with the country.
Most would assume that it was salsa, however history shows that it was another tomato based condiment that they had actually fallen for.
To stem the popularity of this other tomato based condiment, there was a rush to get the mayonnaise to the country to try and slow the rise of this new condiment.
In the rush to get underway, the Titanic left Southampton, England with their radar only working partially...which is the real reason it hit the iceberg.
In other words, the hurry to leave the port without all of the safety devices working on the Titanic was primarily because they were behind schedule in delivering the mayonnaise and were simply...trying to
ketchup.
BOO-JEER.... 