Vegan - So DMC Instead of Wool

AMEN!!!

Let a fan tell you instead of one of the infidels... ;-)

It's similar in consistency and color to mayonnaise but it tangier. It's called "salad dressing" or just "dressing" Here's the list of ingredients off my jar of Miracle Whip Light: water, vinegar, soybean oil, high-fructose corn syrup, sugar, modified food starch, salt, egg yolks, maltodextrin, cellulose gel, mustard flour, artificial color, potassium sorbate (as a preservative), xantahan gum, spice, cellulose gum, paprika, natural flavor, dried garlic.

My Google skils are not great but I couldn't come up with a similar product in the UK. Think slightly sweet, tangy mayo and you're in the right neighborhood.

Karen E.

Dear me. Remind me not to take you out to lunch, if you're going to strip before eating.

Only if it's on dried squid also dipped in hot pepper paste!! Otherwise, Miracle Whip all the way, BABY!!!!

You mean you read that list of ingredients and STILL eat it ?

Thank you for enlightening me, Karen. It sounds very much like that great British invention, Heinz Salad Cream.

You either love it or loathe it - a bit like Marmite.

Absolutely not, no way!! The American stuff is far more bland (i.e. tasteless). When we first came to this continent, a friend who had been here a little while longer warned me that "American salad cream tastes more like face cream". He was right, too.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

Horrid stuff - sort of like salad cream.

Cheryl

Spew!!!!

Hellemanns Mayonnaise is a bit of an acquired taste. Far better to make your own - if you have the time!

Does not take long if you have a food processor. You can have it plain or with herbs or garlic. Shirley

Born and raised in east central Indiana, when you say 'mayonnaise', you mean Miracle Whip. Loved it growing up. Then I was given a recipe for a cold salad that *insisted* on real mayo, not MW. So I bought a jar to make the salad. I had ran out of MW and didn't know it and was jonesing for a bologna sandwich and only had mayo. Didn't really like it, but I ate the sandwich anyway. Continued using it until it was gone and bought a jar of MW the next time I was at the store. Made a sandwich with it and couldn't eat more than two bites of it. Been a mayo girl ever since.

I forget, though, when I go back and will order sandwiches with 'mayonnaise' and they invariably come with MW instead.

After marrying, I went to make deviled eggs one holiday and made them just like my mother did. Egg yolks, mayonnaise, salt, pepper and some pickle juice. Didn't taste right.. Next time, same thing. Almost ruined the mix by putting a little more pickle juice, a little more mayo, etc. On the third try, I *finally* realized that my mother's addition of pickle juice was to counteract the sweetness of the MW. So, now, no more pickle juice and my deviled eggs are delish. :P

Tracey

You betcha! I detest mayo as a condiment. It's acceptable if it's in something like, say, tuna salad, but I prefer Miracle Whip for that, too.

Karen E.

If I use mayo, I nearly always add horseradish to it. An egg salad sandwich with horseradish mayo is yummy. Also, adding olives is nice.

Probably the closest thing would be salad cream.

Elizabeth

True - but I am an old-fashioned traditionalist. This healthy salad stuff is alright but nothing beats good old British tripe, cow-heel, pigs trotters etc - the United Cattle Products (UCP) shops were most definitely NOT vegan. In my youth folk probably thought that vegetarians were a breakaway group from the Methodists.

If you like horseradish, try horseradish spread. (It is neither MW or mayo based).

Want really good - toast an English muffin (whole grain Thomas' are especially good), spread it with the horseradish spread and top with tomatoes, peppers, onions (any combination) and a slice or three of Munster cheese. Pop them under the broiler until the cheese melts and oozes. (if you want, nuke the onion slices for about 15 seconds first)

Oh yum!

Cheryl

That sounds wonderful, except for the whole grain muffin. A plain old Thomas' would make it perfection.

Lucille