Re: coleslaw

On 2024-11-25, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
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Miracle Whip is made from water, soybean oil, high-fructose corn syrup,
vinegar, modified corn starch, eggs, salt, natural flavor, mustard
flour, potassium sorbate, spice, and dried garlic.
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That's why I use Hellman's:
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Soybean oil, water, whole eggs and egg yolks, vinegar, salt, sugar,
lemon juice, calcium disodium edta (used to protect quality), natural
flavors.
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And I'll forestall Bruce.  In addition to being a preservative,
"Calcium disodium edta, also known as edetate calcium disodium, is a
medication used to treat lead poisoning, hypercalcemia, and digoxin
toxicity."
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See?  It's good for you.  ;-)
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The natural flavors are probably something garlic-adjacent.
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I've got a bottle of Kewpie in the fridge, but it's too eggy for most
uses (for me):
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Soybean Oil, Egg Yolks, Water, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Sugar, Mustard
Flour, Red Wine Vinegar, Rice Vinegar, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavors

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  some things i don't worry about that much.
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  i don't really like plastic, but the world has taken to
using a lot of it including items that come in contact
with foods.  i think that is a much worse thing than a
once in a while ingredient (nearly constant and frequent vs.
perhaps once a week).
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  as i'm also not too particularly fond of my previous
attempts to doctor Hellmanns it is also a convenience item.
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  and then the obvious point, manufacturers can hide quite
a bit under "natural flavors".

My biggest disagreement with Miracle Whip is that it's too
goddamned sweet.

It's funny.  Where I shop, Hellman's is $6.39; Miracle Whip
is $5.79; Meijer (store) brand mayo is $3.75.

Miracle Whip is mostly water and costs nearly as much as Hellman's.
Meijer Brand is nearly indistinguishable from Hellman's.

Guess which one I buy?

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Cindy Hamilton