The Road from Aston Cross
Yes, I had HP on the brain - even more than usual as well. That day a book that I’d ordered some time ago from amazon.co.uk had finally arrived. The book, entitled “The Road from Aston Cross - An Industrial History 1875-1975″ was published in 1975 by HP Foods to commemorate their 100th anniversary. In it, the complete history of HP Sauce and it’s founders along with many illustrations and period photographs is layed out and described in detail. This book will indeed prove very valuable as a “source of all knowledge” for the upcoming update to the History section. I’m really looking forward to this. No more taking our brown sauce for granted kids! It’s time to learn the story behind the sauce. 
Back to the carpet shopping, it ocurred to me just how odd it was to be sat there in the car, considering different types & styles of carpet while also pondering the origins of HP Sauce in the same thought! That’s just too bizarre.
October 20th, 2005 10:17
[...] The book, published in 1985, is entitled “The True Story of H.P. Sauce”. Like the book “The Road From Aston Cross” (published by HP Foods), the history of HP Sauce is documented in detail. There are also many illustrations and photographs of HP Sauce adverts etc going back many years. What really caught my eye however, is a songsheet entitled “LA SAUCE HP” on the first and last pages. Up until Adham submitted his enthusiastic rendition of “Brownsauce Obessession“, I’d never heard of, much less seen a song published about HP Sauce before. What’s also curious is - the song is in French. I have read that HP Sauce was exported to France at one time, though I’ve no idea if it still is. Perhaps the book will provide some insight into the origins of this song. It looks to be a good read - which I plan on doing a lot of this upcoming weekend! [...]