The Finch Formerly Known As Gold

22 October 2006

The great mayonnaise plot

You don't think so? Look what's happened to its primary rival:

Lately ... you may have noticed if you're a Miracle Whip person, that your sandwiches don't quite taste the same, and your coleslaw doesn't hold up overnight.

That's because the old standby you used and loved for decades is no longer the same product. They've changed the recipe! If you look on the label, you see the first ingredient is now water, not soybean oil as in the past. Since products (at least in the US) are labeled with ingredients in order of the amount, that means there is now more water than anything else.

This is problematic, because like a lot of other people, I like to make the potato salad or coleslaw the day before, to let the flavors mingle. Only now I can't, because it turns into a watery mess and tastes like I forgot the dressing!

"From Hellmann's heart I stab at thee," declaims the West Coast man from Best Foods.

Posted at 10:31 AM to Worth a Fork


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Well, nuts. time to switch to a mustard-based dressing, I guess.

Posted by: McGehee at 12:20 PM on 22 October 2006

It happens all the time, title of an Ultra Vivid Scene song.

I put mayonaisse in my hair as a conditioner, and it works like a dream. I got the tip from a Secrets of the Super Models show on TV.

My wife loves Miracle Whip, so I hate to have to break the news to her.

So sad, nothing stays good, entropy gradient rehearsals about.

Posted by: Vaspers the Grate at 12:01 AM on 24 October 2006