In article >,
Dave Smith > wrote:


> I am reminded of the time I intended to make chicken salad sandwiches
> and discovered that I was out of mayo, so I made some. My son went nuts
> over the stuff. I have made it many time since then and my wife now
> makes it. She has developed an allergy to soy, and soy is now a common
> ingredient in mayo. I don't know why they need soy for mayo.

The main ingredient is oil. Soybean oil seems to be about the cheapest
oil around. I pulled out the Best Foods Mayo from our fridge. First
ingredient is soybean oil.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA