On Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 9:48:18 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> On 2/26/2021 1:52 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Friday, February 26, 2021 at 2:04:41 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> >> On 2021-02-26 12:25 p.m., Gary wrote:
> >>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >>>> Gary wrote:
> >>>>> If it's so superior, why not make a small amount? Only takes a couple of
> >>>>> minutes at very little cost. Evidently it's not all that superior.
> >>>>
> >>>> It looks like the smallest amount of mayo that can practicably be made
> >>>> (using 1 egg yolk) is about 1 cup of mayonnaise.
> >>>
> You could use half an egg yolk.
> >>>
> >>> So the cost is one egg and some oil (maybe some other ingredient). So
> >>> very cheap to make the superior mayo. Just toss out the rest if you
> >>> won't eat it.
> >> It is not the cost. It is the work. If I need a spoonful of mayo to
> >> make a sandwich I go to the jar.
> >
> Like the "work" it takes to peel, cut up, boil, and whisk potatoes
> with a little cream when you could just use the powdered ones?

What we're talking about is the work to make a minimum cup of
mayonnaise, use two tablespoons, and throw the remainder away.
That would be a waste of my work.

In fact, you will never persuade me, and I will never persuade you.
I'll agree to disagree on this subject.

Cindy Hamilton