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- From: aviva@excelan (Aviva Garrett)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Mayonnaise
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- Date: 30 Jan 87 04:48:27 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE MAYONNAISE-1 S "6 Nov 86" 1987
- .RZ "MAYONNAISE" "Mayonnaise made in a blender"
- Many years ago I got tired of store-bought mayonnaise, because
- for me it was too sweet and had a rather odd texture. Learning
- how to make mayonnaise turned out to be a challenge, with many
- failures along the way (which usually resulted in something on
- the order of mayonnaise soup). I find this recipe consistently
- works well. And surprisingly it, too, has a rather sweet taste.
- .IH "1 cup" "250 ml"
- .IG "1" "egg,"
- size "large" or larger
- .IG "1\(12\-2 Tbsp" "lemon juice (or vinegar)" "20\-30 ml"
- (this is usually the juice of half a medium lemon)
- .IG "1 cup" "oil" "250 ml"
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Place the egg and lemon juice (or vinegar) in a blender.
- Blend at a high speed until the mixture starts to lose some of its
- yellow color and become a bit whiter.
- .SK 2
- Pour the oil in slowly (in a constant stream over the course of
- about half a minute).
- Keep the lid on the blender as you do this
- (just lift the corner to pour in the oil),
- or else it will spatter everywhere.
- .NX
- .PP
- As you might guess, the type of oil you use affects the taste of
- the mayonnaise. I suggest that you start with the oil you
- regularly cook with and then experiment from there.
- .PP
- I've found that the biggest reason for failure is putting in too
- much acid (lemon juice/vinegar). The result is something akin
- to soup. Nothing will correct this failure. However, you can use
- this mayonnaise-soup in potato salad (or other similar salads).
- .PP
- You can add small amounts
- .AB "(up to 1 tsp)" "(up to 5 ml)"
- of spices, such as mustard (dried or prepared) and Tabasco sauce.
- Add these to the egg/acid mixture before pouring in the oil,
- so they get thoroughly mixed into the mayonnaise.
- This mayonnaise will normally keep for a maximum of
- three weeks if kept in a cold part of the refrigerator (such as the
- bottom shelf away from the door)
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy.
- .I Time:
- less than 5 minutes;
- .I Precision:
- measure the ingredients.
- .WR
- Aviva Garrett
- Santa Cruz, California, USA
- Excelan, Inc., San Jose, California
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