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Post by mach12 on May 18, 2020 20:42:12 GMT -5
I posted in another thread that I could post the recipe that a McDonald's manager in Canada posted some time ago. I think it was to put to bed rumors of some unhealthy ingredients. Anyway, if anyone's interested, it's spot on to me and I made my share of Big Macs back in my High School days.
Big Mac Sauce
½ Cup - Mayonnaise
½ Cup - Miracle Whip
2 TBSP - Sweet Pickle Relish
2 TBSP - Yellow Mustard
1 Tsp - White Wine Vinegar
½ Tsp - Onion Powder
½ Tsp - Garlic Powder
1 Tsp - Paprika
Mix together - best if allowed to sit in refrigerator at least an hour before use but can be used right away.
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Post by nana on May 19, 2020 19:04:11 GMT -5
I don’t know if I can bring myself to use Miracle Whip. If I use plain ole mayo will Ronald come to my house and shame me?
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Post by mach12 on May 19, 2020 20:03:31 GMT -5
I don’t know if I can bring myself to use Miracle Whip. If I use plain ole mayo will Ronald come to my house and shame me? That's one of two things where I do use Miracle Whip (the other is my tarter sauce recipe) and I like the twist it puts on the flavor but mayo should be fine. Or experiment with just a pinch of lemon zest? If Ronald comes to your house I think your governor will be happy to have him arrested and that's the kind of press politicians drool for. I'd have the news phone number on speed dial and go for it!
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Post by nana on May 23, 2020 15:26:45 GMT -5
Any publicity is good publicity, eh? 😉
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Post by wizardoftrance on May 28, 2020 8:52:09 GMT -5
Will have to check out the sauce, Thanks! I am a big fan of Miracle Whip over mayonnaise on certain things: Macaroni Salad, Tuna Fish, and anything with sliced tomatoes. Understand that I was raised on Miracle Whip and didn't even start eating mayonnaise until I was an adult. Mayo IS better on/in most stuff but when it comes to tomatoes mayo comes in second. I really like it on tomato sandwiches (Sliced tomato, Miracle Whip, salt, pepper, on white bread) and even BLTs. Potato salad gets mayo but macaroni salad (cooked macaroni, diced onions, diced celery, tuna fish) has to have Miracle Whip. It will be interesting to mix mayo and miracle whip, can't wait to try it.
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Post by nana on May 28, 2020 17:45:08 GMT -5
What exactly is the difference between them? All I know is I don’t like Miracle Whip. It looks like mayo, but it’s not mayo.
I also don’t like homemade mayo, which is odd for me because usually I prefer homemade anything.
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Post by mach12 on May 29, 2020 11:47:51 GMT -5
When I grew up we had two options, Best Foods or Nalley's mayonnaise and Nalley's Tang salad dressing, which was pretty much an equivalent of Miracle Whip. Nalley's was a major food producer headquartered in Tacoma, WA and for us locals was quite a bit cheaper so that's what we'd normally see in the fridge. Nalley's eventually sold out, the letter s was removed from the name, and now their stuff is produced under contract by most anybody with the right cooking and canning equipment. And the thousands of acres of some of the most beautiful farmland in the world where the ingredients were grown is mostly paved over and covered with massive distribution warehouses and housing developments. All in the path of the mudflow that will come off Mount Rainier next time she blows - and that's overdue. I guess because I grew up with both I probably am not locked in to one or the other but I also like trying different ingredients. When I worked in Egypt there was another American expat working in one of the hospitals in Cairo who was frustrated because he couldn't find Hellman's in any of the stores that sold American foods. He said all he could find was Best Foods and that it was horrible stuff. I told him to look at the fine print on the label where it says something to the effect that it's marketed as Best Foods in the Western U.S. and Hellman's in the Eastern U.S., and that it's the same product other than the label. He said he was so embarrassed but he was totally convinced it was some cheap knockoff - until he read the label and tried it again. Our heads can really mess with us.
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Post by wizardoftrance on May 29, 2020 12:40:01 GMT -5
What exactly is the difference between them? All I know is I don’t like Miracle Whip. It looks like mayo, but it’s not mayo. I also don’t like homemade mayo, which is odd for me because usually I prefer homemade anything. Why Miracle Whip isn’t mayo: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration requires that anything labeled "mayonnaise" contain a minimum of 65 percent vegetable oil by weight. And though Kraft keeps Miracle Whip’s exact oil content a secret, the company confirms that it is too low to meet the mayo standard. What makes it different: While it contains mayo’s key ingredients (egg, soybean oil, vinegar, water), Miracle Whip sets itself apart with a sweet, spicy flavor that some folks prefer. First introduced during the Depression, when its cheaper price made it alluring to people who couldn’t afford more highfalutin mayo, it’s now caught up, costing about the same amount per ounce as the real thing. At any price, Miracle Whip still has legions of devotees: According to Kraft, it’s currently among the grocery industry’s 20 top-selling brands.
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Post by nana on May 30, 2020 15:34:29 GMT -5
So we were a Hellman’s or Cains family growing up. My mom avoided Miracle Whip, maybe because of the hokey name, so I did too. If I had grown up with it I would probably love it! I had the same Hellman’s/Best Foods experience as your friend, Mach12, when we were in Oklahoma the first time. But the label was similar enough to get me looking at the fine print myself, so I figured out they were the same thing, although I never liked the Western name—too generic and suspiciously prideful at the same time.
Nowadays I avoid all of them because I avoid the GMO soy oil and eggs. Newman’s Organic is the best of all the organic ones I’ve tried, but hard to find, so I get Hellman’s organic, but it does not taste as good as regular, and is ridiculously expensive. We tend to eat less mayo now as a result. Probably healthier in the long run!
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