Thursday, June 11, 2009
Foods / Good advice Couldn't Believe My Own Eyes
Posted by Nicki Wood on Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 9:52 AM
Thoughtful, reasonable people have long agreed, without exception, that Miracle Whip is far inferior to mayonnaise. And that among mayonnaises, Hellman's is preferable. That's just a gimme.
A Southern friend now living in the Pacific Northwest loads up on Martha White corn meal, White Lily flour and Duke's mayonnaise when she comes home. Why Duke's? "Because Hellman's has sugar in it."
Oh no it doesn't!
Oh, yes it does.
Can't be true.
But it is. Hellman's is slightly sweetened. Duke's has no sweetener of any kind. Show of hands if you already knew that.
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I am firmly Team Duke's, though it can be hard to find...groceries don't carry a lot of it and it's almost ALWAYS sold out.
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Personally I never understood why people prefer Hellman's to Kraft. Kraft has that little touch of lemon tartness that takes it from bland fatty condiment to Food Necessary for Any Sandwich.
I agree about the Miracle Whip, though. Never tried Duke's -- although I know it's a southern legend, it's not all that common in the places I've shopped.
Nooooooooooooooo! Sugar, really?
I grew up on Hellman's (although out west we know it as Best Foods) and stuck with the same when I moved here even though I have been tempted by stories of how good Duke's is. I guess I'll have to give it a try now.
I'm glad to say that, as a transplanted northerner, I'm firmly in the Duke's mayo camp now. It turns tuna fish salad from blah into tasty and adds some major flavor to dips & salad dressings. I don't know *why* it's better than other commercial mayo, but it just is. Not saying it's as good as homemade, but it's a decent substitute.
I've always found it in stock at Harris Teeter on 21st.
Another Duke's believer - it is the closest to homemade I've found, and no added sugar is a bonus. Both Publix and Harris Teeter usually stock it. Since I've made the switch from Hellman's, my potato salad tastes a lot more like I remember it from my childhood.
I've never heard of Duke's. I wonder if they even sell it in Memphis.
When I was a kid, I thought I didn't like mayonnaise. Turns out, I didn't like Miracle Whip, which is what my mom always had. I loved real mayonnaise, though. Kraft all the way.
I've always been in the Duke's camp, and it's the lack of sugar and added vinegar for me.
Here's a piece I wrote on it:
http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/put_up_your_duke_s/Content?oid=166698
I'm more surprised that Duke's has no sugar than I am that Hellman's has sugar. With all this talk of CSA's and growing your own veggies and such, I say go ahead and start making it at home. It's quick and easy, and costs about 7-10 cents per ounce compared to about 17 cents per ounce for Hellman's.
