Mayonnaise

[xraytech]

Well it looks as the infamous southern mayonnaise, Duke’s had made its way north of the Mason-Dixon Line.
It is now carried at both Giant Eagle and Shop n Save in the Pittsburgh region.

I’m on my second jar of it. I find the taste to be delightful, and I like that it’s a nice heavy mayonnaise in texture.

 

[appnut]

Sam, welcome to the "club".  My partner introduced it to me, don't think I"d ever had the brand all these years until almost 4 years ago.  Now, there's no other as far as I'm concerned. 

 

[michaelman2]

Dukes Mayo

It really is the best. Hands down. Dukes mayonnaise and White Lilly flour... southern staples.

 

[rp2813]

I'm not a mayo expert at all (my dad hated it so it was rarely used) but Dave loves the stuff and is stuck on Best Foods/Hellman's.  How does Duke's compare in texture?  I tried Heinz once and that stuff was like soup, so I had to hide it in recipes to get rid of it.

 

[norgeway]

Dukes!

Is MY favorite, My Grandmother liked Hellmans best.

 

[gyrafoam]

Dukes is ok, however I still prefer Blue Plate, the mayonnaise of the Deep South. The texture is the same. The Blue Plate uses lemon juice instead of vinegar and it has a fresher taste to me.
Funny how we like our condiments.

I used to say if it ain't Heinz it ain't ketchup. Surprise, French's makes ketchup now that tastes remarkably like Heinz.

 

[norgeway]

If you can find it

Delmonte ketchup is good.

 

[launderess]

Del Monte ketchup

Now that takes me back!

Was only brand in our house growing up! Loved Del Monte's ketchup.

 

[rp2813]

Del Monte had a major presence in town back when Silicon Valley was known as The Valley of Heart's Delight.  Pickles, tomatoes, fruit/fruit cocktail, all of it locally grown and processed & packed about a mile or so from where I'm sitting.   Del Monte Plant 51 became a loft living scene, and another of their nearby facilities went condo.  Only a few architectural components of that plant were saved, though.

 

I don't know if ketchup/catsup was packed here, though it would make sense if it was.

 

[yogitunes]

great memories of growing up in this once industrial town.....

Hunt/Wesson processed tomato's, especially ketchup.....and you would see huge trucks of locally grown tomato's go through town, and within hours, the smell would fill the city of stewing tomato's....

Seabrook Farms and Clemente Pappas processed fruit juices, that was a sweet smell...

FourStar foods processed chicken, you would smell chicken soup for days...

Mom was always brand specific when it came to certain foods, Hellmann's was one of them....

I could never stand Miracle Whip, could not acquire the taste for it, plus it always seems more of a liquid goo....

 

[gyrafoam]

Miracle Whip, yammok shmoy! I wonder if Kraft started to market this during the great depression or post WWII. In any event it must be an acquired taste, I never acquired.

 

[tomturbomatic]

I saw Dukes at Shoppers Food Warehouse up here and instantly thought of Hans, but their "light" version had far more calories than the Kraft light and the Kraft was on sale so I went with Kraft. I don't use much of it except in potato salad and a little bit for flavor in cole slaw which I mostly dress with oil and vinegar so it probably does not matter. If Dukes goes on sale, I might try it, but what if I find it so delicious I can't stop eating it?

 

[jamiel]

Miracle Whip was a depression product...substituting in a starch slurry for part of the oil; thus lowering the cost.

 

[vacerator]

Mayonaise prices

have jumped here. $3.69 for a medium large jar of Hellman's.
Easy to make in a food processor. Eggs, oil, salt, cream of tartar? Chicken prices are up also. Egg prices? Chicken-egg, egg-chicken?
Hubby has been buying the Egglands best pre hard boiled eggs in the packet. Don't microwave them, say in a mixture of rice, chicken, peppers, and cheese or they develop a foul odor. He likes that for lunch.

 

[ea56]

My Mom, always bought Best Foods and so do I. When I was little though my Dad’s parents bought Miracle Whip, and I thought it was delicious and begged Mom to buy it too, but that was a no go! Grandma used to make me sandwiches with Pickle and Pimento Loaf, directly from the butchers counter on white, Wonder bread with Miracle Whip and French’s Yellow Mustard and they were a real treat. Now I wouldn’t touch Miracle Whip, and I can’t recall the last time I saw Pickle and Pimento loaf anywhere.

And as far as ketchup goes, the only one I really like is Simply Heinz, because they use cane sugar, rather than corn syrup, and it tastes so much better. I never liked Del Monte or Hunts. To me they just don’t have the same depth of flavor that Heinz has. I will buy the Target Market Pantry brand once in a while and its not bad, but not as good as Heinz.

I’ve made homemade mayonnaise years ago and its good if you use it right away, but I didn’t think it kept well. And the Best Foods is consistently good, so why go to all the trouble making it from scratch?

I’d give the Duke’s brand a try if it was sold here.

Eddie

 

[circlew]

Duke's Mayonnaise has been available at Kroger for the past couple years, and it's all I've bought since. I used Heinz a few time, and liked it pretty well.

As for ketchup, I usually use Heinz, and just bought some Simply Heinz the other day, and I also have a #10 can of Heinz to use to make salad dressing. I've used French's several times, and like it about as well as Heinz. It's made in Rockford, OH by The Fremont Co. If I remember correctly, Target Market Pantry ketchup is made by Red Gold to Target's specifications. Red Gold/RedPack makes most of the private label tomato products sold in the US. I particularly like the GFS Crown Collection Ketchup made by them. I used to like the Del Monte when it was made with pineapple vinegar.

 

[lordkenmore]

A joke

Q: Where does Hellmann's go when feeling sick?

 

A: The Mayo Clinic.

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[lordkenmore]

I don't remember my mother ever buying anything but Miracle Whip. I can't say I hated it, but I can't say I recall loving it, either. It was probably mostly used as an ingredient (e.g., potato salad), and not as sandwich spread.

 

I have probably almost never bought the stuff, myself. Part of that is that real mayonnaise may have seemed more interesting, more exotic after my childhood. Also I've become more concerned with ingredients in recent history, and can find mayonnaise that is--I think--healthier. Last time I checked, Miracle Whip had high fructose corn syrup, which I try to avoid.

 

 

 

[norgeway]

Miracle Whip

Makes good slaw, but no lite Mayo is fit for anything, use it in slaw and its a watery mess!

 

[supersuds]

I was curious about Blue Plate, which I’m not sure I’ve tried, so I looked up the ingredients.

Blue Plate mayo ingredients are listed as Soybean Oil, Distilled Vinegar, Egg Yolks, Water, Sugar, Salt, Calcium Disodium EDTA As A Preservative, And Natural Flavors. No lemon juice that I can see.

When we had this discussion before, Sandy thought that JFG was made with lemon juice, but it isn’t, either.

 

[polkanut]

Duke's has been available in 16 ounce jars at our local Dollar Tree stores for about a year now.

 

[kd12]

Real Russian mayonez

The Russians love their mayonez. Here is a good homemade recipe for you, tovarisches.

http://https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=saU3_xJJrCg&list=PLbS0HkS8Xsorrdr3pPk4lP80tUAzfyxP1&index=22

 

[michaelman2]

Recipe using Duke's Mayo

Found this on a jar of Dukes Mayo. Was a contest winner. I made this tonight and it was indeed a winner! Yum.

Lolly's Alabama White BBQ Sauce

Ingredients

1 cup Duke’s Mayonnaise
⅓ cup apple cider vinegar
Juice of 1 large lemon
2 Tbsp. white balsamic vinegar
¼ tsp. granulated garlic
½ tsp. salt
1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
2 ½ tsp. prepared horseradish
1 tsp. ground mustard powder
¼ tsp. paprika
¼ tsp. ground cayenne pepper
½ tsp. white sugar
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
Additional black pepper to taste

Preparation
1. In a medium bowl, whisk all ingredients together to combine.

2. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

3. Serve over grilled or smoked chicken / use as a dip or dressing.

 

[sudsmaster]

My mom never used mayo much. The result was dry, tasteless sandwiches. I discovered mayo in my late teens when I was at college and read "Eat Right and Stay Fit" by Adelle Davis. It probably saved my life. I was out of the dorms, living in a shared house, and had no clue about nutrition. Anyway, Davis was a big proponent of mayo, because it had vegetable oil in it and no trans fats. I found I loved the taste. I'll even put it on fries like the French do (according to Pulp Fiction, anyway). And it's the only condiment for steamed artichokes.

IMHO the best mayo is Hellman's. Some off brands are ok too, like Kraft, or most store brands (Safeway), or Kirkland, but the worst mayo I tried was some Smart & Final store brand. Really awful. The Kirkland version no longer seems to be available. I liked it because it came in a straight sided jar that was easier to extract the last bits from.

I've even made mayo; it's not difficult, but a good blender is essential.

Heinz seems to be the standard for ketchup lately, but I recall that Del Monte was good, too.

 

[askolover]

Mother always uses Hellmann's mayo but she won't touch Miracle Whip...she says it tastes old to her.  When I was a kid I could eat mayo with a spoon!  Now I can't stand mayo.  Tony and I only buy MW, and it is usually only used with sweet pickle relish to make devil eggs at Thanksgiving or Christmas.  Occasionally I'll buy a pack of Bryan thick sliced bologna and use MW on sandwiches, which reminds me of my childhood when my dad would take me to our local sandwich shop in town and the man would slice the bologna himself.  Once in a blue moon I will make my mother's dill pickle slaw and use Hellmann's mayo in it.  I don't know of anyone else who makes slaw the way we do...but I can eat a whole bowl!  I've never tried Duke's but I saw it at Walmart a few weeks ago.

 

[foraloysius]

Not only the French put mayonaise on their fries, but so do the Germans and the Dutch. And don't forget the Belgians, they are famous for their Belgian fries with mayo. Their mayo is a bit different than the preferred mayo in the Netherlands. I like my mayo to be a bit tangy and not too salt. Hellmanns just tastes too salt for me.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

I used what was the last of my Hellman's (& I love the label saying "real" Mayonnaise more than all the other brands abbreviating it to "mayo") baked on some chicken breasts, topped with bread crumbs, Italian spices, and parmesean cheese!

That was the recipe on the back of the jar--and I wished I'd used thinner chicken breasts, as well--turned out good, but reheating them (to accompany another salad) became an oily mess...

-- Dave

 

[sudsmaster]

One popular misconception about mayonnaise is that it promotes food spoilage.

The truth is the opposite: the acidity of mayonnaise tends to be bacteriostatic and retard spoilage.

But of course if one makes tuna or chicken salad with mayo, with already spoiled meat, then mayo can't fix that. Nor can it stop bacterial growth 100%, so a meat/mayo filling left at room temp for hours will eventually spoil. But mayo is not the culprit.

 

[appnut]

I don't like ketchup much and when I have the rarity of fries, just eat them plain.  I'll have to try mayo on them next time.  thanks for the suggestion guys!!!

 

[ea56]

French Fries are delicious with Mayonnaise, but it’s really like adding insult to injury as far as fat and calorie consumption. I tried it many years ago when a co-worker introduced me to this tasty treat.

Since then I’ve seldom induged the habit ketchup if good enough for me. But if you’ve never tried it before you should give it a go at least once. And if the extravagance of calories or fat aren’t a concern, thats even better for you!

Eddie