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nadine_mn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 05:13 PM
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Mayo or Miracle Whip?
I was raised on Miracle Whip and whenever I have Mayo it tastes like bleh

I sat down to have a delicious egg salad sandwich - tasted it and about cried. Then realized my MW was replaced by Mayo when hubby went shopping (*shakes fist!)

am I the only one with strong feelings for one over the other?
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VioletLake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 05:23 PM
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1. Miracle Whip is sweetened mayo. I prefer the original, thanks. nt
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nadine_mn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 07:32 PM
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18. I think like with Skim milk vs 2% if you are raised with one
and are used to it the other tastes off. I only drank skim milk and 2% is like cream, whereas my husband was raised on 2% and says skim tastes like water

of course Americans find a way to improve on other food by adding sugar or salt or bacon - mmm Baconaise
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VioletLake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 07:36 PM
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20. Pepsi or Coke, nadine_mn? nt
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nadine_mn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 07:50 PM
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27. diet Coke
it used to be Coke but when I was 13 I went to the dentist and had 24 cavities (many teeth had multiple cavities). The dentist said the Coke acid ate my teeth and if I was gonna to drink soda it had to be diet. My mom (as you can expect) flipped out at the amount of cavities and now 25 yrs later its still only the diet

Pepsi... shudder.
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VioletLake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 08:02 PM
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29. I should switch to diet, but I don't like the taste.
I don't mind my coffee with Splenda. Coke sweetened with a mix of sugar & Splenda would be ideal.
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VioletLake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 05:27 PM
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2. How American is it to take something French,
add sugar, and call it a miracle.

:rofl:
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frogmarch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 05:27 PM
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3. May! I used to use only MW
because that's what my mom used. But when I tried making ranch dressing from those little packets of dry ranch mix using MW, it was awful! Only real mayo works for the packet ranch mixes.

Mayo also makes lots better potato salad than Miracle Whip. I don't buy MW for anything anymore.
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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 05:48 PM
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4. Mayo, thanks
Edited on Mon Nov-08-10 05:50 PM by liberaltrucker
Hellmann's specifically.
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TommyO Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 06:04 PM
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5. Unless you're west of the Rockies!
Edited on Mon Nov-08-10 06:04 PM by TommyO
For me, it's definitely Hellmann's, or homemade
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Moondog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 06:09 PM
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6. I think it depends.
Some stuff, like egg salad or tuna salad, I prefer MW.

Other stuff needs mayo. Like if you are making your own tartar sauce, but are in a hurry. In which case, Hellmann's, please.

Still other stuff needs homemade mayo. Certain recipes, for example. You'll know when you get to that point.

It all depends upon your sense of taste.
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GoCubsGo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-09-10 01:53 PM
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63. Yep. For me, it depends on whether the dish is sweet or savory
If it's going into something like tuna salad or onto a sandwich, then I prefer mayo. And, definitely mayo if I'm going to mix in wasabi, chipotle, garlic, or the like. For fruit salads, carrot-raisin salad, waldorf salad, dressings with honey in them, I prefer MW, although regular mayo is okay, too.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 06:13 PM
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7. Vegenaise.
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Dr. Strange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 09:11 PM
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38. Isn't that word a euphemism for, uh, you know.
Extra points if you work Sean Connery into your response.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 09:12 PM
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39. It's what MrCoffee's mom calls my
special sauce, Trebek.

Sigh. I miss Timmy Brighteyes.
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BlueJazz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 10:09 PM
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41. Ah Ha....Somebody else likes that stuff. I have to make a special trip to the...
...health food store to get it. Love the taste!
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 10:27 PM
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42. The grapeseed version?
(purple accent label)

It is most excellent. Even if I ate meat, honestly, I'd choose Vegenaise. It just tastes that much better than mayo of any kind.
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BlueJazz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 10:42 PM
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43. Yes...grapeseed. I remember trying it for the first time. I read the lable and thought...
"Ok..Ok...she (my then Girlfriend) wants me to try this crap." I'll do it but I know it tastes like tofu with cardboard"

Well...4 years later the Girlfriend is gone but my Vegenaise is still here. :)
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 10:59 PM
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44. "4 years later the Girlfriend is gone but my Vegenaise is still here"
That's straight up poetry right there.
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zen_bohemian Donating Member (298 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 06:20 PM
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8. I used to like Miracle Whip, but the taste is different from years past
it seems to taste a little like chemicals now vs the way it used to be. I prefer mayo myself, lots of mayo
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 06:21 PM
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9. I don't like mayo.
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 06:22 PM
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10. Neither.
Both constitute violations of the Geneva Convention. :puke:
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 06:30 PM
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11. Mayo. MW is too sweet or something.
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Paper Roses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 06:46 PM
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12. Cains, the only Mayo for New Englanders.
Miracle whip is dessert---or something.
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 06:47 PM
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13. God, why didn't you just say . . .
You like to smoke while breast-feeding at the Olive Garden? I see a flame war of titanic proportions on the horizon.

:popcorn:
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nadine_mn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 07:30 PM
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15. clearly I am in the Whip minority so maybe no war
although I was concerned that I needed to dust off my flameproof suit

at least no one said they prefer mayo with their chicken
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muffin1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 07:37 PM
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21. I only use mayo - including in chicken salad.
Or is there another chicken/mayo combo you were referring to?
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nadine_mn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 07:51 PM
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28. I remember hearing about some flame war yrs ago centering around chicken
chicken nuggets, chicken wings I don't remember... I just remember chicken
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Chan790 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 08:07 PM
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32. Fried Chicken.
Specifically, whether it's wrong to bread your frying chicken with corn flakes.
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nadine_mn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 08:21 PM
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35. ooh that's right - its all coming back thank n/t
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Angry Dragon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 06:50 PM
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14. Miracle Whip
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nadine_mn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 07:30 PM
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16. finally someone with taste weighs in - lol
:hi:
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VioletLake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 07:33 PM
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19. Yes, but he's an Angry Dragon, and singed his taste buds years ago. ;) nt
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Angry Dragon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 07:43 PM
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23. Untrue
I have only singed others.
I find Miracle Whip sweeter, I need this to soften the anger
so I singe less.
That, and lots of chocolate
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VioletLake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 07:49 PM
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26. I stand cleverly corrected. nt
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TommyO Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 07:32 PM
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17. I did forget one thing - while my mayo is either Hellmann's or homemade
I love Baconnaise on a burger.

http://www.baconnaise.com/
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 07:39 PM
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22. Nothing against mayo, but I love the Miracle Whip with bits of relish
Edited on Mon Nov-08-10 07:39 PM by Xipe Totec
damn impossible to find these days.
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Callalily Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 07:44 PM
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24. I ONLY use Hain's safflower mayo.
That stuff is great.

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Old Troop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 07:48 PM
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25. Mayo for most sandwiches, Miracle Whip for tuna salad.
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cordelia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 08:03 PM
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30. Mayo. Just my preference. Nothing wrong with MW.
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Dyler Turden Donating Member (328 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 08:06 PM
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31. Olive oil mayo.
A bit healthier I think. At least for me. Sodium's a bit high in MW.
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GSLevel9 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 08:08 PM
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33. Smart Balance ftw...
yummy and much healthier!
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Chan790 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 08:08 PM
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34. Mayo. Homemade. Slightly yellow. n/t
Edited on Mon Nov-08-10 08:08 PM by Chan790
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 08:44 PM
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36. Miracle Whip is the spooge of Satan.
Horrible stuff -- renders anything it touches inedible.
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Swede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 09:09 PM
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37. I am a miracle whip guy.
Mayo is just not my cup o tea.
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 09:50 PM
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40. I hate Miracle Whip. I can't eat it.
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Silver Swan Donating Member (805 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 11:13 PM
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45. I immediately scrolled through every comment.
Miracle whip is sweet.

Potato salad should not be sweet.

Tuna salad should not be sweet.

Sandwiches should not be sweet.

I can't imagine eating mayo or MW on anything else....
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MilesColtrane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 11:25 PM
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46. Miracle Whip only belongs on Velveeta and Spam sandwiches on Wonder bread.
It doesn't belong on food.
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Common Sense Party Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 11:25 PM
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47. Whip it! Whip it good!
Mayo is nasty.
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Manifestor_of_Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-09-10 12:34 AM
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48.  Mayo of the Damned --- HELLMANN'S!!!!
Hell Yeah!!!!

Miracle Whip -- yuck.

Sandwich Spread can be good for a change.

Survey note: I am a Texan.

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qnr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-09-10 01:01 AM
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49. Miracle Whip is awful, I'd turn it down if it were offered to me for free n/t
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woo me with science Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-09-10 02:21 AM
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50. Hellmann's mayo, but I have to give props to MIracle Whip
for one of the most successful rebranding attempts I have ever seen.
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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-09-10 07:57 AM
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51. Mayo. Fuck that fake shit. Same with butter. Margerine sucks.
I'll indulge in a few extra calories and a bit of fat just for the taste. I don't use a lot of either so I'm cool with that.

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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-09-10 07:59 AM
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52. Just what *is* Miracle Whip anyway...
Sigh....
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Dr. Strange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-09-10 09:50 AM
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54. I miss his poll too.
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-09-10 12:13 PM
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59. Good to see your pev-dar is still in good working order..
:)
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-09-10 09:52 AM
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55. Pretty much, it's mayonnaise with some added spices and flavorings.
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-09-10 09:47 AM
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53. I like Miracle Whip. Mayo tastes much too bland.
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ceile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-09-10 10:21 AM
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56. Mayo. And only Kraft mayo.
All others suck.
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SteppingRazor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-09-10 10:28 AM
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57. Mayo, especially after that idiotic ad campaign Miracle Whip ran with recently.
Dude, there is nothing "extreme" about Miracle Whip, so please stop patronizing my entire generation with your hard-rocking, young-people-showing-off-their-bottles-of-Miracle-Whip commercials. Thank you.
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lillypaddle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-09-10 11:46 AM
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58. Miracle Whip
of course!
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Lyric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-09-10 12:34 PM
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60. Miracle Whip is gross. I only use it for the rare occasions when I'm making ham salad.
I grew up with Miracle Whip, but I hated it even as a child--too sweet. Rhythm loves it, but she also likes mayo, so we stick with the one thing that we both agree on.
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-09-10 12:36 PM
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61. homemade mayo. the store bought stuff is bland. miracle whip tastes like plastic to me
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Lucian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-09-10 01:21 PM
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62. Mayo.
Miracle Whip is an abomination. And I grew up on Miracle Whip. :puke:
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-09-10 01:54 PM
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64. Mayo.
Miracle Whip is wayyyy too sweet.
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Burma Jones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-09-10 05:16 PM
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65. Bring out the Hellman's.......
If you're feeling energetic, whip in some good olive oil, makes a big difference.


Miracle Whip is too damned sweet for me......
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TorchTheWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-09-10 08:02 PM
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66. Miracle Whip is gross
even more gross than margerine.

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