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So I read the ingredient list on my jar of Hellmann’s mayo yesterday.  I wasn’t surprised to find sugar there, it’s in EVERYTHING!

Another item to add to my ever growing list of stuff I have to learn to make from scratch.  I was somewhat dismayed.

So, as usual, I googled it, and as usual found about a billion recipes, none of which call for sugar.  What is the matter with the Hellmann’s folks?

And as usual, I only used the recipes as a guideline for making something my family loves!  I’m happy to say it’s not only AS GOOD AS the factory made stuff that has a long list of horrible ingredients, this is the BEST MAYO ON THE PLANET!!!  And it only has 6 ingredients, each of them wholesome.

Here’s how I did it.

You’ll need:

• a blender, if you don’t have one go buy one, don’t know if this works without it. (maybe with a wire whisk and some very fit arms)
• 2 eggs, take ‘em out of the fridge and let ‘em warm to room temp.
• 1 or 2 T apple cider vinegar
• ½ t sea salt
• ½ t dry mustard
• ¼-½ t garlic powder

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• 1 cup olive oil

Put the first five ingredients into the blender and whiz on high for one minute.

Begin adding the olive oil very slowly in a steady, but very thin stream.  This part takes a minute or two.  Go slowly, that’s the trick to good mayo.  You can stop adding oil once the mayo has thickened.

Pour it into an old (clean) jar, pop the lid on and there you are, the best mayo on the planet!

Homemade stuff is always best and often making things from scratch is lots easier than we imagine it to be.  Give it a try.

I didn’t do a cost break-down, but just by looking at the ingredient list and guesstimating you can see this is much more FRUGAL than purchasing factory made mayo.

Here’s your link back to Frugal Friday.

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