"dsi1" wrote
> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>> dsi1 wrote:
>>> Dimitri wrote:
>>>> How often do you make your own Mayonnaise?
>>>> I find whenever I am making a salad like potato or macaroni that
>>>> requires a cup or more of mayo it's just as easy to whip up a batch in
>>>> the food processor.
>>>> It has gotten to the point I can hear the difference in sound as the
>>>> mixture begins to solidify.
>>>> I leave the best foods for sandwiches.
>>>> Dimitri
>>> I used to make mayo. Dead simple in a blender. The last times I have
>>> tried however, I got white greasy gravy. Perhaps I insulted a witch
>>> recently and she must have placed a hex on me. I don't know when I'll
>>> try again.
>>
>> I've had it turn out w/ a bad texture too, but it was never "white."
>> I make it for my wife's chicken salad sandwiches, which also have
>> leftover chicken breast and sliced grapes.
>> Better it have a funny texture and taste good, than a good texture and
>> taste bad.
>>
>> --Bryan
>
> It's supposed to be off-white or something - I'm not into the various
> shades of whiteness of mayo. That's not important - the problem is that my
> attempts have not turned out and I have no idea why. Unlucky, I guess. The
> idea of using liquid mayo is revolting - I'd rather dump the whole mess
> down the drain.

A few times in my life I've made my own mayo just to see what folks are
raving about. it's a lot of nothing. Why go to the trouble to make
something that folks only use a small amount at a time and doesn't store
more than a day or two.

I don't use much mayo, less than 2 qts/yr... mostly a light schmear on a
sammiche, a couple Tbls in a can of tuna, the occasional egg salad, and
that's about it. I've never eaten mayo on it's own by the spoonful, it's
always married to something else, so what purpose does specially flavored
mayo serve?!?!? And I can always blend stuff with store bought, but again I
don't see any purpose (if I want mustard flavor most every sammiche I ever
made has two slices of bread to schmear). To me making mayo ain't worth the
clean up just to say ya made it yerself... I've yet to taste any home made
mayo that was better than store bought, and the texture of home made is off
putting, and I don't want any surprise colored mayo... reminds me of 40
years ago when I used to change baby diapers... hey lookit the lurid green
mayo, Gerber's spinach last night, yum! I bet some are smellin' it, deje
vous! lol Hellman's works for me.