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Mayo-Nog
In order to "highlight the versatility of Hellmann's Mayonnaise" Hellmann's hired mixologist Cody Goldstein to create an eggnog that substitutes mayo for eggs. And posted the recipe on its website.Personally, I'd be willing to try it. However, the idea of a mayonnaise cocktail definitely lacks mainstream appeal.
More info: foodandwine.com
Googling "mayonnaise cocktail" then revealed a far more disturbing creation: the tapeworm shot.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Dec 27, 2022 -
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Category: Mayonnaise
Survival on Mayonnaise Alone
Never mind that Eiichi Urata managed to survive for 15 days on mayonnaise alone. What seems stranger to me is that he decided to climb a mountain and took only two jumbo squeeze-tubes of mayonnaise as his food.
Tampa Bay Times - May 27, 1999
Posted By: Alex - Fri Sep 23, 2022 -
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Category: Mayonnaise, 1990s
Mayonnaise tattoos
Here's an odd cross-promotion: Duke's mayonnaise has offered to pay for people to get free Duke's-mayonnaise-themed tattoos at the Yellow Bird Tattoo shop in Richmond, VA. The free tattoos will be available for one day only, on May 13th. However, the sign-up list is already filled up. So too late, if you've just heard about it. Apparently a lot of people want mayonnaise-themed tattoos.More info: Duke's Mayo Tattoos
Posted By: Alex - Wed May 11, 2022 -
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Category: Mayonnaise, Tattoos
Miss Mayonnaise and Miss Salad Dressing
June 1952: Joan Corbett was named 'Miss Mayonnaise' while her twin sister, Jean, was given the title of 'Miss Salad Dressing'.
Los Angeles Times - June 11, 1952
Pasadena Independent Sun - June 8, 1952
Here's a better picture of the twins.
And here they are in a 1954 ad for Chesterfield Cigarettes.
The Burbank High School 'In Memoriam' blog has some biographical info about them:
Jean Corbett, 68, died April 29, 1999, in Kauai, Hawaii. Mrs. Corbett and her twin sister, Joan, were born in Burbank. Jean Corbett was a resident for 62 years.In the 1950's, the Corbett twins appeared in commercials, theater and films with such stars as Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra. They graduated from Burbank High School in 1949. They were dancers at Ken Murray's Blackouts. Jean was the cover girl for the 1955 opening of the Riveria Hotel, in Las Vegas. She is survived by her daughter, Lori Williams. Joan Corbett preceded her sister in death. A memorial service was held April 29 in Kauai. The Neptune Society, Kauai was in charge of the arrangements.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Aug 07, 2021 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Mayonnaise, 1950s
Aspic Aquarium
I agree with Hellmann's that this would look cool as a centerpiece at a party. But serving it with mayonnaise? Even as a mayonnaise lover, I'm not sure about that.
Posted By: Alex - Sat May 02, 2020 -
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Category: Mayonnaise, Jello, 1960s
Sliced Mayonnaise
We recently reported that a Japanese company was selling a mayonnaise-flavored ice cream bar. Now more mayonnaise news has arrived from Japan.The Japanese company Bourbon (which, despite its name, is not involved in the alcohol industry) has introduced sliced mayonnaise, describing it as a “sheet-like condiment.” It's advertised as a time-saver for those wanting to prepare a quick sandwich.
More info: Sora News
Posted By: Alex - Thu Mar 12, 2020 -
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Category: Food, Mayonnaise
The Most Useful Mayonnaise
How useful is your mayonnaise? Not as useful as Durkee's!
San Francisco Examiner - Aug 21, 1927
San Francisco Examiner - July 3, 1927
Posted By: Alex - Thu Mar 05, 2020 -
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Category: Food, Mayonnaise, Advertising, 1920s
Mayonnaise-Flavored Ice Cream
Over in Japan, Morinaga Milk Industry has recently started selling a mayonnaise-flavored ice cream bar. It goes by the name “Calorie Monster Cherio Creamy Mayonnaise Flavor.” So, I assume it's not in any way a diet food.The bar is said to have a white-chocolate center surrounded by the mayonnaise-flavored ice cream, all encased in a shell of white chocolate and cookie crumbs.
I'd try it.
More info: SoraNews24
This actually isn't the first time mayo-flavored ice cream has been offered for sale. Last year, ICE, an artisan ice cream shop in Falkirk, Scotland, debuted Hellmann’s Real Mayonnaise ice cream. The store’s owner, Kyle Gentleman, described it as a “full on hit of fat and cream followed with an eggy milky aftertaste.”
Posted By: Alex - Tue Oct 01, 2019 -
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Category: Food, Mayonnaise
The Mayonnaise Lady
In 1973, UC Davis fired Doris Judd from her job as a sandwich maker in the school's cafeteria, citing her "failure to spread mayonnaise to the edges of sandwich bread." Her supervisors also complained that she was slow putting sauerkraut on hot dogs, and had once made too many sloppy joes, which then had to be thrown out.Judd subsequently sued the university for unlawful termination, arguing that the real reason she was fired was because the university was trying to save money by eliminating older workers. In the ensuing media coverage, she was nicknamed the "Mayonnaise Lady."
The judge agreed with her, remarking that the charges against her seemed "trivial" and ordered that she be rehired. Back on the job, she was assigned to work the grill, rather than sandwich duty. But apparently she didn't stay long, retiring soon after with the money from the settlement.
via Center for Sacramento History
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Posted By: Alex - Sat May 04, 2019 -
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Category: Lawsuits, Mayonnaise, 1970s
Limited edition mayonnaise jar
Duke's mayonnaise is celebrating 100 years in business by selling limited edition glass jars of its mayonnaise — as opposed to those plastic jars all condiments come in nowadays.Duke's has rather passionate followers. It's some kind of Southern thing. Southerners LOVE their mayonnaise, especially mayonnaise and tomato sandwiches. And Duke's is held in high regard as being the premier Southern mayonnaise. I've had it, and I agree it's pretty good. It's not a sweet mayonnaise. In fact, it has no sugar in it at all. It's like Hellmanns, but a bit tangier.
Anyway, some people love the stuff so much that they've arranged for their ashes to be stored in a Duke's jar after their death. So if you order the limited-edition jar, that's one thing to do with it once you've eaten the mayo.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Jul 31, 2017 -
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Category: Death, Food, Mayonnaise
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