SAMANTHA ENSLIN-PAYNE: All Gold still going strong after all these years
There is one product, above all others, which I can use as a reward, a bribe or a consequence
There is one product, above all others, which I can use as a reward, a bribe or a consequence. It also has medicinal value - a teaspoon is sufficient to disguise a much-needed, but much-despised medicine. It has to be hidden high up in the pantry and, once opened, secretly stored behind other items in the fridge. Its allure was enhanced when, during his one and only visit to McDonald's, my child looked in sheer wonder at a pump-action tap that dispensed as much of this red liquid as one wanted. It's tomato sauce. And in our house, like many other homes - considering its sizeable market share - it's not just any tomato sauce, it's All Gold tomato sauce. According to the brand's website, Scottish chemist John Semble brought the recipe to South Africa in 1908. It was originally made by "lowering muslin bags filled with herbs and spices into pots of ripe, freshly crushed tomatoes". Mass production began in Paarl and Langlaagte in 1959 and in the 77 years to 1985, 250 million bottles wer...
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