h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

this is essentially a simplified sauce choron, a classic french sauce based on hollandaise.

Ah. I can't stand mustard.

mayonnaise is thought to be named after mahon on the island of minorca. after the french took it from the british, the french commander's cook had so little in the larder he whipped up, literally, a mix of eggs and oil and some seasonings for his dinner.

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It's normally given out in little sachets in the UK... only burger vans tend to have sauces in bottles.

Any particular reason, or just so they don't have to buy as much ketchup?

On the subject of Mayonnaise: A2043398

Not a useless fact, I'm just reminded of this UG entry A2043398.

portion control serves are way more expensive for the vendor. they are usually only used for take out or when the clientel is especially messy.

>> mayonnaise is thought to be named after mahon on the island of minorca <<

It isn't "thought to be". It *is* named after Mahon. It is also proof of time travel: A2043398

RF

Jinx, Reddyfreddy... You owe me a Coke.

Blimey!

So...er...I'll get you that Coke at the London Meet, right?

RF

I'll tell you what, I'm going on vacation in April on a cruise... why don't you just meet me at Gio's Crab House in French Harbor on the island of Roatan, Honduras.

Done!

RF

reddy. 'thought to be' in the sense that accounts vary as to the naming of the sauce.

interesting read, but it vastly overstates the difficulty of emulsion sauces. you don't need 'drop by drop' and in fact this isn't the easiest way. a steady stream of oil is quite easy to mix into an emulsion with eggs. a typical half cup to a cup portion will take less than a minute to make. hollandaise takes longer because you are in effect cooking and thickening the sauce.

the mustard seems to make these sauces form easier too. the pyhsics of that would be interesting to know. i suspect it has to do with particulates.

Actually, you /both/ owe me a coke. Make it Pepsi though, I like that better.

OK ... Here's factoid on my calendar this morning:


With $5.6 billion in annual revenue, the richest charity in the U.S. is...




The MAYO FOUNDATION.

"And forgive my American ignorance, but why would they not be able to have all the ketchup they want in Europe?"

This was many years ago, the visitors were from a country whose economy was pretty bad. I don't recall exactly, but maybe East Germany before the wall came down. Evidently many staples were in short supply. As they may be soon in the US the way our economy is going:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2008-02-21-food-inflation_N.htm

Sounds temporary to me.

Apparently heavy drinking is a good antidote to baldness.

if your pished you don't cre if you dont have any hair, just enough money for the next round