Visitor Submissions: French Label? Anyone for Daddies?
This week we address a couple of visitor submitted questions.
1. David Holdford from the United States writes:
I wonder if you can help me please? I am trying to find the French text from the label of a HP Sauce bottle of the type that was on sale in the 1960s. I recollect that it started “Cette sauce de haut qualite…”
Can you help please?
Many thanks.
Thanks for your question David.
As it happens I was scanning some images from “The Road from Aston Cross – An Industrial History 1875-1975″ when I came across your question. As luck would have it, I recalled seeing a French label printed earlier in the book. This sample comes from a label printed in 1917 which although dated much earlier than what you had requested, may closely match the wording on the 1960’s label. From what I know of these labels, HP didn’t change the wording on their labels all that often, and minor revisions usually came in the form of refining a single word or two rather than the entire phrase. What’s less clear however is when the overall phrase was changed. If say they dropped the salad dressing recommendation in around this time, then it is likely that the rest of the phrasing could also be different as well.
Unfortunately I was unable to find a more recent example of a French HP Sauce label. I hope this helps!
HP Sauce French Label circa 1917
Source: The Road from Aston Cross – An Industrial History 1875-1975
1917 French HP Sauce Label:
“Cette sauce de premier choix possède les plus hautes qualités digestives.
C’est un assortiment de fruits d’Orient, d’épices et de Vinaigre de “Malt” pur.
Elle est absolument pure, appétissante ed délicieuse avec les viandes chaudes ou froides.
POISSON, JAMBON, FROMAGE, SALADE, &c., et pour reiver le goôt des SOUPES, HACHIS, RAGOÔ, &c.”
Daddie's Favourite Sauce Label circa 1909
Source: The Road from Aston Cross – An Industrial History 1875-1975
2. Alison from Hull, United Kingdom writes:
I have 16 bottles of Daddies brown sauce, Kingswood Asda in Hull had a stock of
them a while back, my uncle was getting frustrated that he couldn’t buy this brown sauce anywhere, he has taken what he wanted and i still have a lot left. Does anyone want it?
Running low on Daddie’s Brown Sauce?? Here’s your chance to stock up! Drop us a line and I’ll forward your email to Alison.
Good Luck!
