"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 2 Jun 2010 08:50:35 -0400, "jmcquown" >
> wrote:
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>>"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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>>> Somebody here recently mentioned putting mayo instead of butter on
>>> the outside of the bread before you fry/toast it.
>>>
>>> In theory, I thought, it should work just fine. Mayo has about
>>> the same fat content as real butter or margarine, and mayo is
>>> kinda rich like butter, and is easier to apply - so why not? Just
>>> lower the heat a little to account for the egg solids cooking too
>>> fast.
>>>
>>> So it really does work acceptably, except that it makes the bread
>>> slightly chewy, probably due to a higher water content in the
>>> mayo. And I forgot my own advice to lower the heat so the first
>>> side was a little scorched after a few seconds.
>>>
>>(snippage)
>>
>>When my mother made grilled cheese she put the mayo on the inside and
>>buttered the outside. Makes more sense, if one wants mayo on a grilled
>>cheese sandwich. I don't.
>
> I always melt butter in the pan, I've never buttered the bread, never
> thought to, makes no sense... when you fry eggs do you butter the raw
> yolks...


What do eggs have to do with grilled cheese sandwiches?!

Jill