[bonbon mama]

Has anyone tried this? We have problems with little people and olive oil mayonnaise in this house; they

: refuse.

Here's a link to the recipe I found: http://www.mixph.com/2006/07/how-to-...ayonnaise.html

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[cristeen]

I've done it with duck fat, and that's my favorite.

Olive oil isn't your only option... I can't do o.o. mayo because my stomach and o.o. don't get along so well. Of course I also don't care for the flavor of it.

I usually make it out of sunflower oil, although walnut oil would also be lovely.

 

[saratc]

As pp mentioned, sunflower oil and walnut oil are good choices. Also, you can use avocado oil, high oleic safflower oil, and refined coconut oil.

 

[bonbon mama]

I've never used walnut and sunflower oils--how do they fare with omega ratios and rancidity? Do you just use Spectrum brand?

thanks

 

[mellifluousmama]

mayo recipe sounds interesting but i wonder about keeping it at room temperature? would that be safe?

 

[bonbon mama]

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Originally Posted by mellifluousmama mayo recipe sounds interesting but i wonder about keeping it at room temperature? would that be safe?

I'd honestly refrigerate it myself. Obviously it's done this way a lot, this seems like a heirloom recipe and the descendant who is spreading it is still pretty functional, lol.

 

[artemis33]

I use Spectrum Sunflower Oil and we like the results.

 

[cristeen]

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Originally Posted by bonbon mama I've never used walnut and sunflower oils--how do they fare with omega ratios and rancidity? Do you just use Spectrum brand?

I buy Spectrum for both. The walnut needs to be kept in the fridge once it's opened - it will turn on you (I only use it for cold applications), but I haven't had any problem with the sunflower going rancid, and I use it for hot and cold purposes.

I didn't actually read the recipe, but I wouldn't keep mayo at room temperature, personally - it gives it a weird texture (even aside from egg safety). Although with lard it will need to sit at room temp a few minutes before using it, I have to do that with the duck fat mayo, otherwise it's a little too stiff... not as stiff as butter, but still too stiff to spread easily.

 

[spughy]

Just as an aside, when I was working I had two Russian coworkers and they both kept their mayonnaise jars in their desks. For several months. Neither of them ever got ill and it was just regular old Hellman's. YMMV.

 

[cristeen]

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Originally Posted by spughy Just as an aside, when I was working I had two Russian coworkers and they both kept their mayonnaise jars in their desks. For several months. Neither of them ever got ill and it was just regular old Hellman's. YMMV.

Commercial mayo actually does not need to be refrigerated because of the preservatives. The warning on the label is just the company covering their own behinds. One of the things we learned in HS biology.

 

[spughy]

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Originally Posted by cristeen Commercial mayo actually does not need to be refrigerated because of the preservatives. The warning on the label is just the company covering their own behinds. One of the things we learned in HS biology.

Your HS bio must have been much more useful than mine. I learned that male Dall sheep are predominantly and largely preferentially homosexual until they reach a certain age. Funny how these things stick with you.