Ketchup

I made some homemade ketchup that is fermented, based in a 3/4 recipe of this: http://nourishedkitchen.com/homemade-ketchup/ .  I would have used the recipe in Nourishing Traditions, but I didn't have fish sauce so went with the other.

I used maple syrup in the recipe. And I don't have raw apple cider vinegar, only regular, which is what I used.

I have used this twice. Once as a topping for meatloaf, which turned out very well. Meatloaf topping is nice when it is sweet, and I know some meatloaf toppings tell you to mix brown sugar with ketchup. I used straight homemade ketchup, and it was every bit as sweet.

The second time I used it was as regular dipping ketchup. And it was horrible! It is way too sweet. I'm not sure if I did something wrong, but the maple syrup flavor made me sick due to how sweet it was. I definitely will not be using this for dipping, and probably won't make it again.