allegedly...
...named because the inventor heard it was being serve at the Houses of Parliament or after Harry Palmer's Famous Epsom Sauce. They put the Palace of Westminster with prominant clock tower on the front of the bottle... and created a very British condiment. However, production is moving to Holland... which isn't in the UK.
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Sat 9 Sep 2006, 15:08,
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We barely even have windmills :(
I don't know where that cliche got started.
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Sat 9 Sep 2006, 15:39,
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