Preparations Update

[Pearl]

Start hoarding Mayo, the everyday stuff has doubled, and the high-class stuff has tripled. Because of eggs, I assume. I ordered eight 30 oz. jugs of cheapest mayo today.

I have 30# (net wt. content) canned tuna & 40# (net wt. content) canned chunk white chicken inbound. First shipment arrived today, Two more boxes at the post office, I asked the route driver to only bring one box a day.

How will you store it? I opened mayo that was 46 days past it's date and it tasted horrible, had to let it go!

 

[Hardcalibres]

How will you store it? I opened mayo that was 46 days past it's date and it tasted horrible, had to let it go!

Hellmans Real Mayo lasts about a year on a cool dark shelf.

 

[Pearl]

Hellmans Real Mayo lasts about a year on a cool dark shelf.

This was Blue Plate.

 

[Sourdough]

That "Hellman's" is still a good deal in the one-gallon jug. I like the avocado oil mayo.

 

[Caribou]

Hellmans Real Mayo lasts about a year on a cool dark shelf.

I've had Hellmans last close to 3 years. I've had gallon jars opened, and not go bad, unrefrigerated. I would take a quart out, close the gallon and put it back on the shelf, and put the working quart in the fridge.

 

[Hardcalibres]

I've had Hellmans last close to 3 years. I've had gallon jars opened, and not go bad, unrefrigerated. I would take a quart out, close the gallon and put it back on the shelf, and put the working quart in the fridge.

Yep - the only risk with pushing the envelope with a product like that is that, the main oils in mayo are unsaturated and vulnerable to rancidity that can be hard to detect.

 

[Bacpacker]

We just had a gallon on Hellmans right after Christmas. Changed color, and tasted funky. Decided not to risk it. It was almost a year out of date

 

[Sourdough]

I wonder if when there is no more eggs will there be no more mayo...??

 

[Sourdough]

Can you make mayo at home from powered eggs....???

 

[Pearl]

I wonder if when there is no more eggs will there be no more mayo...??

I'll start following the wild turkeys and roadrunners around for their eggs!!

 

[Tommyice]

I wonder if when there is no more eggs will there be no more mayo...??

Here’s the recipe that looks good Mayonnaise After The Apocalypse: How to Make Off-the-Grid Survival Mayo - PrepHappy.com

I looked at eggless recipes. They mostly use plant-based oils in place of the egg yolk.

 

[Caribou]

I'll start following the wild turkeys and roadrunners around for their eggs!!

Are you fast enough to catch a roadrunner egg?

 

[Proud Prepper]

Have you tried this product:

https://www.target.com/p/nestle-media-crema-table-cream-7-6oz/-/A-14767742
It is closer to fresh cream than evaporated milk and has higher milk fat content.

The big problem with this, it's made by Nestle.

 

[Pearl]

The big problem with this, it's made by Nestle.

Wonder if there is something similar made by a different company?

 

[Hardcalibres]

The big problem with this, it's made by Nestle.

I think people considering the morality of different producers when they select products in normal times is great.

But often, people just fixate on a limited group of suppliers - after all, who here doesn't buy anything made in China?

Who here really knows the moral footprint of most of the products they buy?


When it comes to products bought for survivalism, it is also worth noting that, if we really need those products some time in the future, then there will be many severe, bigger moral imperatives/conflicts to overcome, that dwarf anything associated with ethical shopping.

 

[Hardcalibres]

Wonder if there is something similar made by a different company?

Not that I have seen/tried.

 

[Amish Heart]

Some vegan mayo is made with canola oil. I wouldn't eat that. But then, we always have eggs, I'll just make it regular.

 

[LadyLocust]

Y’all are going to flip, but we don’t eat mayo or miracle whip. Blek! We do like butter though or you can use a thin spread of lard or tallow. Much better for you also.

 

[Pearl]

Y’all are going to flip, but we don’t eat mayo or miracle whip. Blek! We do like butter though or you can use a thin spread of lard or tallow. Much better for you also.

Butter goes great with mayo!!

 

[LadyLocust]

Butter goes great with mayo!!

Butter goes great with mayo!!

Oh yuk!

 

[Amish Heart]

I like them both, but not at the same time. Around here, everyone puts mayo on their hotdogs. I think that's weird. And on sloppy joes, too.

 

[Pearl]

I like them both, but not at the same time. Around here, everyone puts mayo on their hotdogs. I think that's weird. And on sloppy joes, too.

Guilty!!

Oh yuk!

Toast, butter, bacon, tomato, mayo, toast!! In that order

 

[TeeJ]

I'll admit to using both butter/spread & mayo on a sandwich. In my mind, the spread seals the bread so the mayo doesn't get it soggy... especially if you're making the sandwich in the morning and not eating it until lunchtime.

Mayo isn't one of my long term storage because it can go off subtly. I store olive oil in metal gallon jugs & have mastered making mayo with olive oil, vinegar and aquafaba (the liquid left after uncanning or cooking chick peas). It makes a pretty passable mayo, and way fluffier than vinegar on it's own.

 

[Tommyice]

I like mayo with my French fries.

 

[Neb]

I like mayo with my French fries.

My stomach would turn just watching that.

Ben

 

[Pearl]

I like mayo with my French fries.

Must be a Jersey Girl thing!!

 

[Caribou]

My stomach would turn just watching that.

Ben

If we ever go to lunch, don't pick a burger joint.

 

[Tommyice]

Must be a Jersey Girl thing!!

Actually I think it's a German thing. Or at least, Alsatian.

It gives them a little tang. Ketchup is too sugary and sweet and kills the potato taste.

 

[Pearl]

Actually I think it's a German thing. Or at least, Alsatian.

It gives them a little tang. Ketchup is too sugary and sweet and kills the potato taste.

I'm German!

 

[TeeJ]

I like mayo with my French fries.

Actually I think it's a German thing. Or at least, Alsatian.

It gives them a little tang. Ketchup is too sugary and sweet and kills the potato taste.

Here in Utah we have "fry sauce" which is basically 50/50 catsup & mayo. I'm a big fan of it, love the added tang and I'm definitely very German as well!