# Deviled Eggs **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 26, 2001, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95281 "2001-11-26T14:45:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95281/41 "2001-11-28T14:00:05Z")
**spooje** , I want to thank you for this thread. Personally, I cannot stand eggs, deviled or otherwise, but your thread has contributed to some of the most amusing sequential thread titles I have seen in some time. Right now I am responding to: _Fifty bucks/deviled eggs_ Not quite as good as some in the recent past including: _The wild, crazy, and no-holds barred/deviled eggs The next great weapon/_ and my favorite, _What are you most afraid of/_ Keep up the great work! ---
**Author:** ![Many\_Crows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Many\_Crows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Many_Crows)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95281/42 "2001-11-28T14:02:26Z")
Actually it’s probably the same thing. This great northern white bean sounds like a soy bean. spooje, which recipe did you use? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95281/43 "2001-11-28T14:59:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Many Crows \* > \*\*This great northern white bean sounds like a soy bean. \*\* No no no. Not the same thing at all. The Great Nothern Bean is the bean you find in a can of Van Camp’s Pork-and-Beans. Although the traditional bean for Boston Baked Beans was the Pea Bean, the more economical Great Northern (they grow a LOT of them in Michigan) has supplanted it in the commercial bean canneries. For the Great Northern, substitute the Pea Bean (smaller), the Navy Bean (slightly smaller) or the Cannellini Bean (larger). Or even a dried Lima (much larger). These are all white beans, and they taste approximately the same…of nothing. Like other bland foods, they take on the character of the flavoring. Give me a Pinto Bean, an Anasazi, or a Maine Yellow-Eye any day. ---
**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95281/44 "2001-11-28T17:40:53Z")
I use dill relish. Not sweet relish. It’s better, in my opinion. I grew up in a sweet relish deviled egg house. When it became my turn to bring something to the yearly family holiday gatherings, this became my task. I got a quick recipe from a co-worker, and the results were such that my brother pronounced them the best deviled eggs he’d ever had (completely unaware that my mother hadn’t been the one to make them that particular year). I also use about two parts mayo to one part mustard, instead of all mayo. Miracle Whip is the Devil. Oh, and to ensure the yolks are sufficiently smashed, do the smashing first, before you add the other ingredients. Or do it Mermaid’s way (great suggestion, thanks). ---
**Author:** ![OxyMoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9a140/32.png) [@OxyMoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OxyMoron)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95281/45 "2001-11-28T17:48:10Z")
Note to self: at all times, stay upwind of Uke…😃 ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95281/46 "2001-11-28T18:03:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GrizzRich \* > \*\*…place all of the eggs on a dinner plate. Then place another plate on top of the eggs, and a _mayonnaise jar_ on the top plate… \*\* NO!! Use a _Miracle Whip_ jar! ---
**Author:** ![that\_darn\_cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/59ef9b/32.png) [@that\_darn\_cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/that_darn_cat)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95281/47 "2001-11-28T20:33:22Z")
Nobody can eat Fifty eggs! ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95281/48 "2001-11-28T23:39:37Z")
And for the anchovy lovers among you . . . Whatever recipe you use, try putting a little chip of anchovy on each egg. Nice ‘n’ salty, and 'chovies and eggs go together very well. Bits of salty, oil-cured olives are also nummy, for the same reason. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95281/49 "2001-11-29T07:29:54Z")
Well, I kept waiting for my mother-in-law’s recipe to be mentioned, but it wasn’t. Maybe she just thought this one up on her own; I’ve always thought it was more than a little eccentric. She mashes the egg yolks, sprinkles in a fair bit of _sugar_, moistens them just enough with apple cider vinegar, assembles them, and shakes paprika over the top. They’re best if left to sit for a few hours. I thought that was the oddest thing I’d ever seen when I first ate one, but now I’m hooked. My only problem is that she doesn’t ever measure anything, so the above is the most precise recipe I have, and I’ve never duplicated it. ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95281/50 "2001-11-29T07:35:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fenris \* > \*\*(NOT, **NOT** , **NOT** “Miracle Whip”, which has no business near food. Did you know that “Miracle Whip” is what happens when Cool Whip goes rancid? The only “miracle” is that people buy the stuff! ::rimshot:: Bleach!) \*\* Pfft. The only essential difference between Miracle Whip and mayo is mustard and sugar. And a bit of cayenne. Do you have a problem with mayo and mustard and a bit of cayenne powder? Think I’m whacked? Check the ingredients in the grocery store aisle. Yeah, I know, there’s some preservatives and stuff in MW that aren’t found in mayo, but since I use so little of either it pays to have something that’ll last a while, else I’d pull out the double boiler and make my own. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95281/51 "2001-11-29T10:10:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Many Crows \* > \*\*spooje, which recipe did you use? \*\* A variation of **Zenster** ’s and **Fenris** ’s. I didn’t have the ingrediants for Zen’s, but used his cooking eggs suggestion. ---
**Author:** ![Ayesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Ayesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ayesha)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95281/52 "2001-11-29T14:15:05Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by Ukulele Ike \* \*\* > [@](#): > > No no no. Not the same thing at all. The Great Nothern Bean is the bean you find in a can of Van Camp’s Pork-and-Beans. \*\* I think those are what we call navy beans. The big white beans are butter beans and the little white beans are navy beans. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2001, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95281/53 "2001-11-29T19:37:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by that\_darn\_cat \* > \*\*Nobody can eat Fifty eggs! \*\* Fifty eggs gotta weigh a good six pounds ---
**Author:** ![Hamadryad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@Hamadryad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamadryad)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95281/54 "2001-11-30T13:44:44Z")
I make mine with mayo, deli mustard, celery salt, and paprika for garnish. Sometimes I’ll add very finely chopped onions and/or parsley (nature’s breath freshener!). I love the idea of mixing it in a Ziploc bag and using it like a pastry tube…talk about a hell of a lot less mess than I’m used to… And Ike, the reason mine are the best on the planet has nothing to do with ingredients. It’s all in the fingerspice. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95281/55 "2001-11-30T14:51:45Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by chique \* > \*\* > The only essential difference between Miracle Whip and mayo is mustard and sugar._\* And the only difference between a Big Mc and filet mignon is special sauce and a sesame bun. It’s sweet, dammit, sweet. Yuck. Barf. Bletch. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95281/56 "2001-11-30T14:54:52Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by Ayesha \* \*\* > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ukulele Ike \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > The Great Nothern Bean is the bean you find in a can of Van Camp’s Pork-and-Beans. \*\* > > I think those are what we call navy beans. \*\* Great Northern Beans are the beans in the Busch’s can that say “GREAT NORTHERN BEANS”. Is this a regional thing, maybe? Do ya’ll know what Black-Eyed Peas are? Do you put sugar in your cornbread? Do you have sweet milk? ---
**Author:** ![greenlady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@greenlady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenlady)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95281/57 "2001-11-30T15:00:40Z")
Some interesting variations on this classic delicacy. The only way I’ve ever made them: - mashed egg yolks - Hellman’s mayo - yellow mustard - fresh dill - lots of little capers - top w/paprika BTW, I got my deviled egg tray at Party City for like 2 bucks. Works great. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95281/58 "2001-11-30T15:02:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by chique \* > **The only essential difference between Miracle Whip and mayo is mustard and sugar. And a bit of cayenne. Do you have a problem with mayo and mustard and a bit of cayenne powder?** And the only essential difference between custard and Scrambled Eggs is sugar. But I wouldn’t want to make a ham, cheese, onion, garlic and herb scrambled custard (and don’t start with “savory custards”. Just…don’t) Sugar doesn’t belong in Mayo. Anymore than ketchup belongs on ice-cream. Fenris ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95281/59 "2001-11-30T15:09:08Z")
Assuming you’ve figured out that you have to hard-boil, slice and de-yolk the eggs, mix the yolks with: _Durkey_ sauce. That’s it. Sure, you can get all fancy-schmancy, but quick and dirty (or in college), this is it. ---
**Author:** ![Many\_Crows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Many\_Crows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Many_Crows)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95281/60 "2001-11-30T15:13:12Z")
Talk about the power of suggestion! My deptartment has just set a set a date for a pot luck dinner and I, of course, said “I’ll bring the devilled eggs”. I figure that I can do 3 eggs (six halves) each in 4 different of these recipes. I want to try them all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95281.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviled-eggs/95281.md?page=4)