Pharmacists John Lea and William Perrins began commercially manufacturing Worcestershire Sauce on this day in 1898, based on an Indian recipe brought to them by Lord Marcus Sandys, an ex-governor of Bengal.
The recipe is top secret but even if I knew the exact ratio of ingredients I wouldn't want vats of decomposing onions and anchovies taking up space for years on end.
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It's pronounced "Wuster sauce". Believe me. Not any of the american versions she gave.
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'Sandys', the aforementioned governor of Bengal's name is pronounced 'Sands'... Wake up at the back. if you ask for Wor-sess-ter-sheer sauce in britain, you'll be ridiculed, and dunked in a vat of rotted
anchovies.
I too have always called it" Wuster" sauce because my family is from the British Isles.
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