England Facts - Part 1

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poe Posts: 1132 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 13:31 on 31st March 2008 Sue, Mansell was born just down the road from you at Upton upon Severn, a great little riverside town. Not technically Worcester but close enough I guess. Haven't got a clue about Michael Ball though. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Posts: Joined: 1st Jan 1970	quote \| editPosted at 14:22 on 31st March 2008 Yes...thanks Andy and Poe! I did think about putting Chris Tarrant on the list last night as he was a pupil at the Kings School in Worcester but as I wasn't sure if he actually lived in the city I left him out....Michael Ball (singer)..no I haven't a clue either. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Andy Edwards Posts: 1900 Joined: 14th Mar 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 08:53 on 2nd April 2008 What about Worcester sauce? Where's that from then? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Peter Evans Posts: 3863 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK	quotePosted at 11:38 on 2nd April 2008 Worcester sauce came from India. True. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 13:57 on 2nd April 2008 Hmmm gone quiet Andy, does that mean you don't know? I know that it's available in most supermarkets, not sure about the corner shop or the cattle market though! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 14:21 on 2nd April 2008 Worcester sauce is available in America, though it is called Worcestershire Sauce, and you'd be hard pressed to find an American who can pronounce it. It is though to be a rumor that it originated in India, seems like it originated in Jolly Old England. I love it and use it all the time. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Victor Isaacs Posts: 17 Joined: 17th Feb 2006 Location: UK	quotePosted at 15:24 on 2nd April 2008 Popped into a big supermarket near my hotel in Chandigarh, North India, where I am currently working, and asked for Worcester Sause, the guy looked at me as if I had two heads. Don't really think its from India. Like you Sue, I love it too, but it dosent beat Lancashire Sause, available from Ramsbottom (my home), now theres a treat. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 15:38 on 2nd April 2008 Perhaps he'd been on the same stuff as you have in the bottle Victor! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Posts: Joined: 1st Jan 1970	quote \| editPosted at 15:45 on 2nd April 2008 One of my first jobs on leaving school was at the Worcester Sauce factory....it's only round the corner from where I live now...the recipe did come from India because a chap called Lord Sandy I think, was a Governor out there and he brought back an Indian recipe and asked the local chemists Mr Lea and Mr Perrin, to make it up for him, but apparently it tasted so horrible that it was left fermenting in the cellar...when discovered again some months later the taste was delicious and the rest as they say is history...the ingredients are still something of mystery and it's a closely guarded secret. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 15:54 on 2nd April 2008 On 2nd April 2008 15:45, Sue Gaffney-Ryder wrote: One of my first jobs on leaving school was at the Worcester Sauce factory....it's only round the corner from where I live now...the recipe did come from India because a chap called Lord Sandy I think, was a Governor out there and he brought back an Indian recipe and asked the local chemists Mr Lea and Mr Perrin, to make it up for him, but apparently it tasted so horrible that it was left fermenting in the cellar...when discovered again some months later the taste was delicious and the rest as they say is history...the ingredients are still something of mystery and it's a closely guarded secret. That's actually the rumor, Sue. Lord Sandy was actually a Lady, but back in the day, it was no proper for a Lady to lend her name to such a product. There is no record of a Lord Sandy as Governor in India. I'm getting my information from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcestershire_sauce My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions