Do you prefer mayonnaise or Miracle Whip?

[bertha katzenengel]

Poll question: Do you prefer mayonnaise or Miracle Whip?

My mother adored Miracle Whip, so naturally, today her daughters eat mayonnaise. :p

[scarlet_owl]

1. Miracle Whip when I'm making a sandwich at home, and

mayo when I'm dining out.

[Mugweed]

2. I make the mayo myself, though

NT

[OldLeftieLawyer]

3. Same here

I found a wonderful whole-egg mayonnaise recipe in The Joy Of Cooking, and it's made in a blender. I use extra-virgin olive oil, and I always throw in a few fresh garlic cloves, too.

Ever read the ingredients in things like Kraft or Hellman's mayonnaise, or Miracle Whip (which I love)? When I saw "high fructose corn syrup," I knew it was time to make my own.

Take a few minutes, and it's so well worth it.

[lavenderdiva]

11. can you post the recipe please?

it sounds wonderful and oh-so much more healthy...

[OldLeftieLawyer]

26. The pleasure is mine

You'll never go near commercial mayonnaise again, I promise ---

Blender Mayonnaise

(Never try to make mayonnaise when a thunderstorm is threatening – it will not bind.)

Put in blender jar:

1 egg
1 tsp ground mustard
1 tsp salt
a dash of cayenne pepper
1 tsp sugar
1/4 Cup olive oil
as many cloves of fresh garlic as you like – I like three

Cover and blend until thoroughly combined. With the blender still running, take off the cover, and slow add:

1/4 Cup olive oil

and then:

3 Tbs freshly squeezed lemon juice

until thoroughly blended. Then, add slowly:

1/2 Cup olive oil

and blend until thick. You may have to stop and start the blender to stir down the mayonnaise.

I use extra-virgin olive oil - regular makes for a heavier result, which I don't especially like.

I now use my Cuisinart to make this, but the blender works just as well.

[lavenderdiva]

27. boy! that sounds good...

I will definitely give this a try. My grandmother used to make her own mayonnaise, but I failed to get the recipe from her before she passed away. Yours sounds very tasty and easy to boot! I am saving the recipe. Thanks for the tip about not making it during bad weather. I had never heard this before... :hi:

[sniffa]

4. neither

gave it up when i had high choLesteroL at the age of 12 (yeah, i Loooved my mayonaisse then) and as such, pretty much Lost any desire for it, or miracLe whip.

the onLy exception, is when i buy a tuna or chicken saLad sandwich which normaLLy comes w/ mayonaisse.

[Left Is Write]

5. I like both.

I like Miracle Whip with tuna, but I prefer mayonnaise with egg salad.

As sandwich spread, I'll take either, depending on my mood.

[vogonjiltz]

6. a sandwich just isn't a sandwich...

when it's a salad

[Lone_Star_Dem]

7. I don't really like either

I'm a mustard person. :hi:

[sniffa]

13. spicy/hot mustard?

that's my vice.

horseradish sauce works weLL in a pinch.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

18. It's gotta be spicy!

I love fancy mustards with horseradish in them and I always keep some plain horseradish in the refrigerator.

[murielm99]

8. Mayo

Miracle Whip just doesn't taste right.

[Tikki]

9. I've never tried this.....

...but the directions say: spread on toast.

Tikki

[Dr.Phool]

10. Miracle whip

Mayo is for Republicans.:evilgrin:

[GoneOffShore]

12. Thumbs down on Miracle Whip

It is, like so many food 'products' a totally manufactured ersatz thing.
Why bother with it? It bears as much resemblance to real mayonnaise as Coors lite bears to genuine beer.

[Snap]

14. Mayon Plastics

When I was a kid we used to drive by a Miracle Whip factory in Hopkins MN. There was a giant jar of Miracle Whip sitting in the front yard of the factory. Over the side door were big red letters announcing "Mayon Plastics". This was a tip off. We make (I should say my dear wife) mayonaise with eggs and olive oil and some other stuff I think and it's really good.

[TheDebbieDee]

15. Other - SpinBlend is the dabomb!

[TroubleMan]

16. Definitely Miracle Whip....mayonnaise has too much of an "egg" flavor

I hate the taste of eggs, but I like miracle whip.

[otohara]

17. Japanese Mayo - Best in the World

I think it's the more egg yokes - yummy

http://www.drhot.net/kewsoymay.html

[BeatleBoot]

19. Too much sugar in Miracle Whip

"Bring out the Hellman's and bring out the best"

But homemade is really the best IMHO

[uppityperson]

20. Is this another religion vs food link?

mayonnaise vs The Whip that Whipped Jesus (found on ebay)?

[BlondieK143]

21. Oh yuck!

That'd be a neither for me. :puke:

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

29. Same here. n/t

[Pithlet]

22. Mayo. I can't stand the sweet taste of MW

Bleh.

[qnr]

23. I put mayonaise on my Miracle Whip to cover up the awful taste n/t

[purr]

24. Mayo.. Found cooking w/ miracle whip doesnt give me the

same results and consistency of using mayo.

[MrSandman]

25. I couldn't tell which is which...

I can tell a difference, but not to identify the product.

[juajen]

28. Not just any mayo - we use Hellman''s Mayo exclusively.

Can't beat that taste.

Edited: for spelling

[Placebo]

30. Mayonnaise makes me throw up.

No joke. It's happened to me like 3 times when someone put mayonnaise on something after I asked them not to.