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Mayonnaise Recipe courtesy Alton BrownShow: **Good Eats**Episode: **Mayo Clinic *http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/ima...oodnetwork.com/food/images/spacers/spacer.gif 1 egg yolk
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
2 pinches sugar
2 teaspoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 cup oil, safflower or corn
In a glass bowl, whisk together egg yolk and dry ingredients. Combine lemon juice and vinegar in a separate bowl then thoroughly whisk half into the yolk mixture. Start whisking briskly, then start adding the oil a few drops at a time until the liquid seems to thicken and lighten a bit, (which means you?ve got an emulsion on your hands). Once you reach that point you can relax your arm a little (but just a little) and increase the oil flow to a constant (albeit thin) stream. Once half of the oil is in add the rest of the lemon juice mixture.
Continue whisking until all of the oil is incorporated. Leave at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours then refrigerate for up to 1 week.

I changed his recipe a slight bit by adding an additional yolk at the begining. I also added a tiny bit of onion powder at the end and 1/4 teaspoon of sugar. The sugar cut some of the tartness. I didn’t have any dry mustard so I used Dijon mustard instead, a whole teaspoon. It is very, very important to add the oil slowly at the begining.
 
Several people have mentioned *Joy of Cooking *as the ultimate in cooking instruction. Please be aware that a new edition comes out every decade or so, and that the most recent edition has received fairly poor reviews. Apparently there’s a lot of trendy stuff included, and some of the good basic instruction has been eliminated.

My copy is from 1975, and it’s fabulous. Perhaps buying an older edition on Ebay would save money and get you a better book in the end.

Betsy
 
this thread on living frugally has a lot of good food ideas
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?p=1794529#post1794529

save all bread crusts, muffins, crackers etc. dry in oven for 15 mind at 175, cool, process in blender for breadcrumbs, make your own shake and bake with seasoning or without for no-added-fat baked chicken, pork chops etc., just dip pieces in milk (made from powdered or condensed) roll in crumbs and bake on a greased or no-stick pan.

do the same with cookie and cake crumbs, gram cracker etc, anything sweet, and have basis of pie crust. you can process dry whole oats the same way to extend the crumbs and add fiber for your piecrust or crumb topping for desserts.

low-fat croutons
save bread ends, uneaten toast etc. freeze, cut in cubes, spread baking sheet with pam, spread cubes in a single layer, spray with butter flavored spray or sprinkle with the powder buttery flavor, sprinkle italian seasoning, grated parmesan, garlic powder, whatever you like, bake at 175 for 15 min, check, go in 5 min increments until dry and crispy. best used immediately.

Better Homes and Gardens cookbook (3 ring binder, red checked cover) is still the best for my money.

tips for adding moisture to cakes:
2 T tomato paste for devils food or any chocolate
2 T mayo for any cake (yes your homemade would work great unless you used robust flavored olive oil)
1/4 c apple sauce or any pureed fruit like babyfood
 
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