NaBloPoMo, Day 25
My friend and culinary compatriot Karen (we share a box of organic produce every week from a local farm co-op) collects cookbooks from the 1950s, ’60 and ’70s, basically the period of time that informed the cooking we were raised on. A few months ago she acquired a new, or should I say old, cookbook that was chock-full of hilarious recipes.
She emailed me one for Mayonnaise Creme, which I thought I’d share just in time for Thanksgiving. I’m including Karen’s comments, as well as her mother’s well-informed responses.
[I'd just like to point out that this is a
stand-alone recipe - it's not served with anything.]1 cup marshmallow creme
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon orange juice
1/4 cup mayonnaiseWith rotary or electric beater, whip marshmallow creme, lemon juice, and orange juice till blended. Stir in mayonnaise. Chill.
Bonus questions: How did any child born into this era develop into an adult with fully functioning limbs and organs? Seriously. This is what we were raised on? How is it that we developed teeth and bones? How is it that any of us managed to develop an IQ over 10?
Raja replies:
You could put it on a leaf of iceberg lettuce with a perky red–offering another fruit– cherry on top for a salad. It could be spread on graham crackers for a tasty after school snack (after all–it has 2 kinds of fruit.) Spread between 2 slices of Wonder bread for lunches. Squirt cheese could be added for extra nutrition.#2 Potato fluff topper was to turn a plain meal into something FUN. Sprinkled with dry parsley it added color to the plate–it was all about looking perky and pretty–the hostess and what was on the table. Everyone drank so many cocktails they would have eaten Styrofoam with paprika on top of it and complimented the hostess.Kids got their nutrition, not from these foods but from sugar-coated cereal.
In Kindergarten my mom used to make be a sandwich of a slice of white bread spread with oleo and liberally coated with white sugar. MMMMMMM!!! Tasty! Is it any wonder I am now having gum surgery and dental implants?
As I recall a salad maker was a kind of plastic gun. You put a cucumber, carrot or tomato in a chute, pulled the trigger and out came slices–perfect for holding some mayonnaise creme. Have a great thanksgiving. The pies sound wonderful.
What a weird combination – marrying a weapon with produce! Who thought THAT up?!?!