# Hold the Mayo... **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 1, 1999, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-the-mayo/16904 "1999-11-01T10:11:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 1999, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-the-mayo/16904/21 "1999-11-01T17:34:00Z")
Uke, I think you’re gonna have to read the label. Even their website doesn’t list the ingredients. * * * **Dopeler effect:** The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 1999, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-the-mayo/16904/22 "1999-11-01T17:46:00Z")
Hellman’s is OK, but Duke’s is the best. (It seems to be primarily a Southern thing.) What is Miracle Whip? Well, it calls itself ‘salad dressing,’ which means that it somehow falls short of the USDA definition of mayo. IIRC, it’s missing egg yolks or some such. ---
**Author:** ![Occam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Occam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Occam)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 1999, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-the-mayo/16904/23 "1999-11-01T17:48:00Z")
I prefer the tangy zip…of you know what. ---
**Author:** ![aseymayo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@aseymayo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aseymayo)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 1999, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-the-mayo/16904/24 "1999-11-01T17:55:00Z")
Damn! I was hoping this thread was about hugging me. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![pldennison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-the-mayo/16904/25 "1999-11-02T06:02:00Z")
Miracle Whip, to steal a phrase from my dear ol’ Da, is enough to gag a maggot off a shitwagon. Mayo for me, please. Hellman’s is preferred, but Kraft will do. * * * “I love God! He’s so deliciously evil!” - Stewie Griffin, _Family Guy_ ---
**Author:** ![Keeves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f05b48/32.png) [@Keeves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeves)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-the-mayo/16904/26 "1999-11-02T06:08:00Z")
I’m a mayo person too. DSYoungEsq wrote \<\<\< Best Foods, if you are west of the Mississippi, Hellman’s if you are east of it (it’s the same stuff, different name). \>\>\> Of course it’s the same. I’ve been reading that note on the side of the jar since I was a kid. You’d think that by now they’d merge the two. I wonder why they don’t. Nabisco Shredded Wheat is now made by Post, and BOTH logos appear on the box. That way Post gets the bucks, and the customer is educated to know that this Post stuff is “real” shredded wheat, not just a knock-off. So I wonder why they don’t do that with Hellmann’s and Best Foods? ---
**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 2, 1999, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-the-mayo/16904/27 "1999-11-02T06:30:00Z")
Miracle Whip has a WEBSITE? All right, all right, I’ll go read a jar. I’m assuming that Miracle Whip is basically mayo without the eggs. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-the-mayo/16904/28 "1999-11-02T06:53:00Z")
[www.kraftfoods.com](http://www.kraftfoods.com) * * * **Dopeler effect:** The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly. ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 1999, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-the-mayo/16904/29 "1999-11-01T19:01:00Z")
Miracle Whip is too sweet for my taste. It is like a thousand island dressing without the peachy look to it. ICK…just not my style. Gimme good old-fashioned mayo anytime. * * * opinion - a belief held often without positive knowledge or proof. oppress - to burden harshly, unjustly, or tyrannically. don’t oppress my ability to have an opinion ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 1999, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-the-mayo/16904/30 "1999-11-01T20:26:00Z")
Miracle Whip is an abomination. It tastes like something concocted out of Dr. Frankenstein’s laboratory. And try making your own mayonnaise some time! You won’t regret it. * * * J’ai assez vécu pour voir que différence engendre haine. Stendhal ---
**Author:** ![John\_Hobson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@John\_Hobson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Hobson)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 1999, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-the-mayo/16904/31 "1999-11-01T20:42:00Z")
I’m definitely of the “home made mayonaise” school. Especially since it’s so easy to make, provided you have a mixer or a blender. It’s simply egg yolks, dry mustard, oil (I like a blend of olive oil and whatever vegetable oil I have on hand), salt, and pepper. (Lemon juice and/or vinegar is optional.) Any decent cookbook can give you a recipe. AFAIK, Miracle Whip is one of those things which cries out to heaven as an abomination, like Wonder Bread. ---
**Author:** ![GLWasteful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f05b48/32.png) [@GLWasteful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GLWasteful)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 1999, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-the-mayo/16904/32 "1999-11-01T20:56:00Z")
Count me in with the mayo camp. Then, there’s this, from John Hobson: > [@](#): > > AFAIK, Miracle Whip is one of those things which cries out to heaven as an abomination, like Wonder Bread. Now, now, let us not be too hasty to condemn Wonder Bread. For without it, there would be a void at Arthur Bryant’s Barbecue. And we must always strive to avoid anything of that sort. Waste Flick Lives! ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 1999, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-the-mayo/16904/33 "1999-11-01T21:01:00Z")
Whichever’s on sale. I’m easy. And not wealthy. Sometimes I actually buy the store brand!!! (Doesn’t this really belong on MPSIMS?) * * * Those who do not learn from the past are condemned to relive it. Georges Santayana ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 1999, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-the-mayo/16904/34 "1999-11-01T21:16:00Z")
Yep, the lable says west of the ‘rockies’ but I do recall buying it in Denver when I lived there. Actually, I recall being able to buy BOTH brands in Denver, side-by-side on the shelf. Reminded me of learning that MaryEllen and Smuckers are the same jam, made in the same plants from the same fruit. 😉 (and let’s not forget Edy’s and Dryer’s…) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Hobson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@John\_Hobson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Hobson)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 1999, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-the-mayo/16904/35 "1999-11-01T21:23:00Z")
GLWasteful said Then, there’s this, from John Hobson: AFAIK, Miracle Whip is one of those things which cries out to heaven as an abomination, like Wonder Bread. Now, now, let us not be too hasty to condemn Wonder Bread. For without it, there would be a void at Arthur Bryant’s Barbecue. And we must always strive to avoid anything of that sort. ENDQUOTE You are absolutely right. I had forgotten about Arthur Bryant – the best reason for going to Kansas City ever devised. ---
**Author:** ![VegForLife](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9de0a6/32.png) [@VegForLife](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VegForLife)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 1999, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-the-mayo/16904/36 "1999-11-01T23:06:00Z")
> [@](#): > > A favorite food of mine growing up was a may sandwich (nothing else, just a huge dollop between two pieces of bread) I thought my mom was the only one. Blech! Rich ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 1999, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-the-mayo/16904/37 "1999-11-01T23:22:00Z")
My mother also eats mayo sandwiches. I think the sandwich dates back to the Depression, when people just couldn’t afford to put anything else between the slices. * * * Those who do not learn from the past are condemned to relive it. Georges Santayana ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 1999, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-the-mayo/16904/38 "1999-11-01T23:33:00Z")
My husband swears his mother made peanut butter and mayo sandwiches when they were out of jam and couldn’t afford to buy more. Yick. I usually prefer Hellman’s, but Miracle Whip is not bad on bacon sandwiches. The sweetness cuts the salt a bit. Homemade mayonnaise with good olive oil is the best thing for aioli (garlic mayonnaise as a dip for veggies and bread.) ---
**Author:** ![Mojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-the-mayo/16904/39 "1999-11-02T00:02:00Z")
Mayo. No question. Does anyone actually use Miracle Whip as “salad dressing” as its described on the label? ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-the-mayo/16904/40 "1999-11-02T00:11:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Doesn’t this really belong on MPSIMS? Well, almost 40 posts in not quite a day, many of them being really combative about their condiment of choice, makes this a Great Debate to me… * * * Yer pal, Satan [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-the-mayo/16904.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hold-the-mayo/16904.md?page=3)