Mayonnaise

Ingredients

• 1 yolk of a raw egg,
• 1 teaspoon of made mustard, 
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 
• Teaspoon of vinegar,
• Sweet oil,
• Shrimps oysters,
• Red pepper

Directions

1. Rub the mustard and salt together.
2. Add the egg.
3. Pour on very slowly the sweet oil, rubbing hard all the time, till as much is made as wanted.
4. When these ingredients are mixed, they should look perfectly smooth; if it curdles, add a little more mustard or a little vinegar.
5. With shrimps or oysters, a little red pepper rubbed in is an improvement.

 Source — Cooking in Old Creole Days.

Prepared by Gwendolyn Jonise

Louisiana Anthology

June 3, 2018