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Lea & Perrins Original Recipe Discovered

Find sheds light on Worcestershire's long-secret flavors

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 4, 2009 4:22 PM CST

(Newser) – What looks to be the original and long-secret recipe for Lea and Perrins legendary Worcestershire Sauce has been found. A woman in England discovered it among her late father's leather-bound notebooks. He worked as an accountant for Lea and Perrins and found the 19th-century document in the trash at the factory, reports the Daily Mail.

The find could shed light on the secret flavors that have made the sauce so popular. A contemporary bottle fesses up to using vinegar, molasses, sugar, salt, anchovies, tamarind extract, onions, garlic, and unspecified “spices” and “flavorings.” According to the old recipe, those are cloves, soy sauce, lemons, pickles, and peppers.

A bottle of one of Lea and Perrins newfangled products.
A bottle of one of Lea and Perrins newfangled products.   (AP Photo)
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Even with all the ingredients there is no guarantee you would be able to make the sauce as what makes it distinctive is the way it is made, which is still a secret. - David Nash, Worcester Museum

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COMMENTS
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Netstorm2k10
Nov 5, 2009 12:30 PM CST
I'm guessing the two who thumbed me down don't watch South Park.
JoeQ
Nov 5, 2009 3:16 AM CST
I wonder why they don't say "wooster" sauce like the city in Mass.
Avalanche
Nov 5, 2009 3:11 AM CST
It just makes everything taste so... British

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