[SOC] FW: [GCFL.net] Hellmann's Mayo

[Spencer Sholly]

Alot of you may remember seeing this last May.  I'm gonna send it again, anyway, just in case somebody missed it! 



 > 
> Hellmann's Mayo
> 
> Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellmann's
> mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic
> was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for
> delivery on May 5th in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be
> the next port of call for the great ship after its stop in
> New York.
> 
> This would have been the largest single shipment of
> mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico. But as we know, the
> great ship did not make it to New York. The ship hit an
> iceberg and sank, and the cargo was forever lost.
> 
> The people of Mexico, who were crazy about mayonnaise and
> were eagerly awaiting its delivery, were disconsolate at the
> loss. Their anguish was so great that they declared a
> National Day of Mourning, which they still observe to this
> day.
> 
> The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th and
> is known, of course, as Sinko De Mayo.
> 
> And now you know where the name originated!
> 
> Received from Tina Gardner.
> 
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