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At one time the entire coasted area between Falmouth and Montego Bay was owned by two families - "The Barretts took from Little River to Falmouth, the Lawrences from Little River to Montego Bay". The first Barretts came to Jamaica with the English army of conquest in 1655 and obtained extensive land grants in the area. Lawrence descendants at one time owned estates which included Ironshore, Running Gut (Half Moon estate) and Fairfield. |
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Discover the inherent charm of villages with names like Standfast, Wait-A-Bit, Me-nuh-sen-yu-nuh-come, or Nonsuch |
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Shooter's Hill |
| Deep in the centre of the island, nestled in the hills of Manchester, is the small community of Shooter's Hill, home of Jamaica's famous Pickapeppa Sauce. A concoction of sweetness and spice, the thick brown condiment is a delightful addition to almost any Jamaican meal.
The Pickapeppa Company Limited has been operating from its small factory in Shooter's Hill since 1921, when the recipe was developed and first marketed among local gourmet connoisseurs. Since then, the company has branched out somewhat, and now manufactures four products. In addition to the ‘Jamaican Ketchup’, the original Pickapeppa Sauce, the company has developed and now produces Pickapeppa Hot Red Pepper Sauce, Pickapeppa All Purpose Meat Seasoning, and Pickapeppa Mango Chutney, most of which is exported to more than six major markets around the world.
The most famous of the company's products, the original Pickapeppa Sauce, is a unique blend of eight different spices and flavours including raisins, tamarind, sugar, mangoes, tomatoes, onions and red peppers. The formula used today is the same one that made the sauce initially popular, aged in oak barrels for one year with no added preservatives, and with about eighty per cent of ingredients coming fresh from local farmers. The recipe is a secret of the Lyn Kee Chow family, but visitors may observe the meticulous process of creating the sauce by calling ahead to the factory, where regular tours run from September to April.
Shooter's Hill is also home to another significant factory, the Windalco Bauxite Company, which in 2001 acquired most of the land in the area from the Alcan Bauxite Company as part of their Kirkvine works.
The district of Shooter's Hill, however, for all its unique features, is not unique in name –there are other Shooter's Hills to be found in the parishes of St. Catherine, Hanover, and St. Andrew. |
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