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BUCKINGHAM MAYONNAISE

(Recipe from 1872)

Makes 1 ⅔ cups

½ cup distilled white vinegar

2 tablespoons (¼ stick) unsalted butter

1 large egg

1 cup vegetable oil

2 tablespoons dry mustard

1 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Pinch of salt

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, heat the vinegar and butter together until boiling.

Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk together the egg, sugar, and dry mustard. Whisk in the flour and salt.

Whisk the egg mixture into the boiling vinegar mixture. Boil until thick, whisking constantly, about 2 minutes.

MOTHER LIKES TO eat mayonnaise bread. She piles the mayo on the bread, happy as she can be. I, too, love mayonnaise and if I don’t get a teaspoonful, I steal her mayonnaise bread when she’s not looking. If you’re in danger of getting caught, throw the bread on the floor and blame the dogs.