Mayonnaise Dressing

Ingredients

• A tablespoonful of mustard
• one of sugar
• one-tenth of a teaspoonful of cayenne
• one teaspoonful of salt
• the yolks of three uncooked eggs
• the juice of half a lemon
• a quarter of a cupful of vinegar
• a pint of oil
• a cupful of whipped cream

Method

1. 1

   Beat the yolks and dry ingredients until they are very light and thick.

2. 2

   The bowl should be set in a pan of ice water during the beating.

3. 3

   Add a few drops of oil at a time until the dressing becomes very thick and rather hard.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Ransom's family receipt book, 1885 (1885) by D. Ransom, Son & Co, page 5. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

MAYONNAISE DRESSING.— A tablespoonful of mustard, one of sugar, one-tenth of >a teaspoonful of cayenne, one teaspoonful of salt, the yolks of three uncooked eggs, the juice of half a lemon, a quarter of a cupful of vinegar, a pint of oil, and a cupful of whipped cream

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