At the 100th Anniversary of the great ship's sinking I thought you would  like this.

Hellmann's Mayonnaise - a bit of history.

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 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 had developed a real taste for mayonnaise to  the point of being crazy for the taste and were eagerly awaiting its  delivery; and upon hearing the bad news became disconsolate at the loss.

Their anguish was so great that they declared the scheduled arrival date  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.