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Hmmm, what do I need to do to get the photo here to look like the one on my PC? What I see in this post looks like crap by comparison.
A while back I was telling a fella from Australia about the history behind the paper wrapped bottles of Worcestershire sauce.
Quote from the net:The famous paper wrap. In 1837, Lea & Perrins first began exporting Worcestershire Sauce around the world by boat. The lengthy and often rough sea voyages caused some of the bottles to break. The practice of wrapping each bottle in a paper wrap was devised to protect the bottles and prevent damage during transit. Although no longer technically necessary, the custom has and the paper wrap has come to symbolize the rich heritage and premium quality of Lea & Perrins, a tradition dating back to 1835.
The paper was enough protection to prevent the bottles from breaking?
Aparently 100 years ago, it was.
It was likely a much heavier weight paper in those golden times.
Seems to me, folding paper in the bottle was to protect the bottle from sunbathing, sauces can ferment if too warm. With olive oil happens the same thing, it must be bottled in a dark glass bottle, because the light ''kill'' the nutritional qualities of the oil.