On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:54:25 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:

> Dimitri wrote:
>
>> How often do you make your own Mayonnaise?
>
> Whenever I want 'real' mayo. <g>
>
>> 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.
>
> Same here. My son and his girlfriend (GF) were hosting a 'braai'
> (grill/BBQ) for the family and some of their friends and GF wanted to
> make some potato salad - but discovered she didn't have enough (store
> bought) mayo left in the jar for the salad. Um, now what? Get in the
> car and go buy some more? So I said, "Nah, we can just make some
> quickly." She said, "Make some? How?" - so I showed her just how easy
> it is to make, and she was a very happy camper. Everybody raved about
> how good the potato salad was and asked her 'what she put in it'. When
> GF told them it was homemade mayo, a couple of the guests wanted to
> know how to make it themselves... (why am I not surprised?)

you should have put on your professional hat and charged them a couple
bucks.

your pal,
blake