"Becca" > wrote in message
...
> Today, the family is meeting at Mom's house and we are having lunch. She
> likes Forgotten Cookies, and it always leaves me with 2 egg yolks. Once
> again, I tried to make mayo, this time using Alton Brown's recipe, and
> again it was a failure. This happens every 2-3 years, when I try to make
> mayo, but it is always such a sad disappointment.
>
> Mayo, who needs it anyway! Next time I have a couple of egg yolks, I
> will make sugar-free lemon curd. It always turns out well. :-)
>
>
> Becca

To make mayo fro 2 egg yolks you would need about 2 1/2 cups of oil any less
and you will have a runny mess. In addition the yolks should be at room
temperature.

do you have a food processor?

Do you want to learn?

or are you throwing in the towel?

Dimitri