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Discontinued: Early 1900s
Jane Austen's favorite condiment started with young, soft walnuts that you could pierce with a knife. Cooks mixed them with vinegar, spices, and sometimes anchovies to make a sharp, amber sauce. It flowed like soy sauce but packed the punch of A1 Steak Sauce. Some recipes called for aging walnut ketchup for twenty years before serving. Most people didn't have that patience.
Discontinued: Mid-1900s
Victorian dinner tables featured Harvey's Sauce. The condiment was a blend of anchovies, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, and cochineal powder (for a deep red color). Think Worcestershire sauce's spicier, more aggressive cousin. Victorian cooks reached for Harvey's Sauce in countless recipes. When the trademark expired, manufacturers renamed it Lazenby sauce. You can still find a variation in South Africa, but it tastes nothing like the original.
Discontinued: 1968
Guinness turned their beer brewing leftovers into a savory spread that Irish families loved for 32 years. People slathered it on toast, stirred it into soup for extra flavor, or mixed it with hot water as an evening drink. The extract worked great as instant gravy, too. It came back in 2007 when Marmite created a limited-edition Guinness version as a tribute to this forgotten favorite.
Discontinued: 2001
The Victorian era's bestselling sauce came from Leeds and dominated British tables. Goodall, Backhouse & Co. blended shallots, soy sauce, garlic, malt vinegar, and 27 "Eastern spices" including black pepper. They aged the mixture in wooden vats for up to three years. At its peak, Yorkshire Relish sold 13 million bottles yearly. The company called it "the most delicious sauce in the world." Sales proved them right until taste preferences changed in the 20th century.
Discontinued: 1993
When Michael Jordan ruled basketball, McDonald's created a special barbecue sauce in his honor. The tangy, sweet sauce lasted just one year but left a lasting impact. Today, collectors pay thousands for vintage packets. One gallon jug sold on eBay for $10,000. Not bad for a sauce that originally came free with McNuggets.
Discontinued: 1998 (briefly revived 2017)
Disney's Mulan inspired McDonald's to create this sweet and tangy dipping sauce with soy, garlic, ginger, and mild heat.It disappeared after the movie promotion ended. Then "Rick and Morty" mentioned it, and fans went crazy. McDonald's brought it back briefly in 2017, causing riots at some locations. Original 1998 packets now sell for hundreds of dollars online.
Discontinued: 2006
Heinz stripped the red from their famous ketchup and added bright dyes to create Blastin' Green, Funky Purple, and Stellar Blue versions. Kids loved squirting green ketchup on everything. The first green version promoted the Shrek movie. Heinz sold 25 million bottles in three years and captured 60% of the ketchup market. But parents grew suspicious of artificial colors, and the novelty faded.
Discontinued: 2024
For 150 years, this chunky pickle blend of carrots, swede, cauliflower, onions, and apple puree graced British sandwiches and jacket potatoes. Heinz quietly discontinued this food in 2024, sparking outrage on social media. Fans mourned losing one of the few gluten-free pickle options. The company that introduced sweet pickles to the world in 1876 had ended an era.
Discontinued: 1980s
While Camp Coffee's chicory essence survives today, their coffee-flavored condiment sauce disappeared decades ago. R. Paterson & Sons of Glasgow created the sauce for desserts and savory dishes, but it never matched their flagship coffee product's success. The company wisely focused on what worked and dropped what didn't.
Discontinued: 1950s
This British company exported their commercial mushroom ketchup to America, where it competed with local producers. Victorian trade cards advertised Crosse & Blackwell's "Pickles, Sauces & Condiments" from London. But when tomato ketchup conquered the world, mushroom versions couldn't compete. The last commercial producers gave up by the 1950s.
Discontinued: 2010s
A.1. tried expanding beyond their classic formula with Bold & Spicy, Thick & Hearty, and Sweet & Tangy versions in the 1990s and 2000s. None caught on. The company discontinued these versions and refocused on their original recipe. They even dropped "steak" from the name in 2014, becoming simply "A.1. Sauce" to reflect broader uses beyond beef.
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