Posted on 04/28/2008 11:28:30 AM PDT by indcons
Which condiment you favor when you lather your hot dog -- ketchup or mustard -- reveals your politics, according to a noted political scientist.
"People who mostly or entirely use ketchup are much more likely to favor the invasion of Iraq than those who use mustard," says Dr. Noah Frum, a senior fellow at the prestigious Institute for Political Advantage think tank.
"Red is an aggressive, war-like color, whereas yellow is much more passive and low-key, " he says. Dr. Frum conducted his study when one of the political parties, looking for an advantage in the upcoming November elections, came to him looking for new ways to identify possible supporters.
"We'd done the usual ones -- income, gender, education -- so we decided to focus on food."
Dr Frum gathered a number of subjects together, placed hot dogs and hamburgers in front of them, and gave them their choice of ketchup or mustard. Then he asked their opinions on a number of subjects, including the war in Iraq, terrorism and immigration.
"The ketchup eaters were much more likely to favor aggressive policies than the mustard-eaters," he says. "Their food preferences weren't the only thing that was 'yellow'."
Of course we are...it’s how we get our vegetables.
I hate ketchup on anything exept fries and meatloaf.
My first thought was “YELLOW” YEP,sounds like a Democrat color to me. BTW, I am an independent EX republican.
It means you secretly want to invade Poland.
Please Lord, tell me he didn’t get a government grant to do this “study.”
Two problems with this story...there is no such person as Noah Frum nor is there an Institute for Political Advantage.
I don’t use ketchup. I’m a Republican.
Mustard is the only way to go.
Mustard and relish and onions.
Mustard and chili and onions.
Mustard and kraut and onions.
Or just mustard.
But not catsup.
Not even on fries.
“Red is an aggressive, war-like color, whereas yellow is much more passive and low-key”
That comment is hilarious! Sounds so scholarly and scientific.
I’m not much of a ketchup or mustard fan, but my favorite color is red. I must be a warmonger :)
No mustard, no ketchup.
Smother on the relish and a healthy dab of horseradish.
Guess that means I’m a bitter hick with no taste.
I love ketchup on grilled cheese sandwiches and on rare occasion french fries. I prefer mustard on hot dogs and hamburgers but never ketchup. But I’m a conservative not a Republican.
I’m a 10-packet ketchup kind of guy when I order a Big Mac and fries...
Me either, I make my own:
24 pounds ripe tomatoes quartered (about a case from Costco or Sams)
2 whole red (hot) peppers, seeded, or more if you like it hot!
1/4 cup olive oil
5 cups onions chopped
1 head garlic
4 teaspoons whole cloves
3 sticks cinnamon broken up
2 teaspoons allspice
3 tablespoons celery seed
3 cups cider vinegar
cup sugar
1/4 cup salt
Boil the first five ingredients till soft (about 1 hour) and put through a food mill.
Tie the spices in a little baggie of cheesecloth and add to the tomatoes.
Add the sugar.
Simmer to reduce the volume by 2/3rds
Add the Vinegar
salt to taste and remove the spice packet
Simmer an additional 15 minutes.
Can in pint jars with processing in a boiling water bath 15 minutes.
Serve with Steak and French Fries!
The source is impeccable....their credibility is impressive.
Funded by reader subscriptions?
Mustard and sauerkraut...and I mean brown mustard,not that yellow baby poop stuff.
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