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trof

(54,273 posts) Sun Mar 4, 2018, 08:59 PM Mar 2018

I bought a vintage mayonaisse maker. [View all]

It was a Wesson Oil promotional gadget that came out in the 30s...40s...?
My mom had one in the 40s during the war years.
Maybe had something to do with rationing?

I finally found one on eBay. $20 with shipping.
Cheap at the price.
Recipe is embossed on raised glass on the jar.

Can't wait to try it.

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I bought a vintage mayonaisse maker. [View all] trof Mar 2018 OP

Damn. Now youve made me want something. NT enough Mar 2018 #1

Have fun with it, my dear trof! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2018 #2

Cool. Let us know how your mayo turns out. sinkingfeeling Mar 2018 #3

They say Ohiogal Mar 2018 #4

Our family and pea soup. guillaumeb Mar 2018 #5

My mother used to make split pea soup with bacon and pork in it when we were kids. It was RKP5637 Mar 2018 #14

We are vegetarians, so our soup substitutes tofu. guillaumeb Mar 2018 #24

Sounds very very good!!! RKP5637 Mar 2018 #25

I never heard of this before but badhair77 Mar 2018 #6

Awesome, love antiques. So will you share the recipe. Food allergies here OhNo-Really Mar 2018 #7

What kind of oil would you use? coeur_de_lion Mar 2018 #8

You need a light flavor oil csziggy Mar 2018 #16

Wesson Oil, of course! trof Mar 2018 #22

Same here, and I've made mayonnaise hundred of times! LisaM Mar 2018 #28

I found it at a yard sale a few years ago for a quarter. safeinOhio Mar 2018 #9

I think people used to grate bars of soap to use for other stuff csziggy Mar 2018 #17

Thanks safeinOhio Mar 2018 #19

I mix Fels Naptha and Borax and make my own detergent SummerSnow Mar 2018 #27

My mom had a contraption very similar to that! Ilsa Mar 2018 #10

My Grandma had one just like it. TexasProgresive Mar 2018 #11

But will it beat Blue Plate? dae Mar 2018 #15

Do you keep the mayo in that jar after you make it? The cap looks like a canning jar lid lunasun Mar 2018 #12

Almost all not fooled Mar 2018 #13

From my limited experience and research - making good mayo is a bit of science erronis Mar 2018 #18

Ok so you have our interest now whats the recipe? Pepsidog Mar 2018 #20

So cool! lillypaddle Mar 2018 #21

The recipe: trof Mar 2018 #23

I'm really jealous of you right now SummerSnow Mar 2018 #26

That looks awesome! I have an unnatural love of good mayo! Docreed2003 Mar 2018 #29

Just made a batch. trof Mar 2018 #30