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From: Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com>
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Subject: Re: Friday - 02.28.2025 - Dinner Plans
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2025 13:55:37 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2025-03-07, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> ...
>> Fair enough.  It sounds like you use MW as a shortcut for
>> adding a little sugar and vinegar to mayo.
>
>   i do like sweet and sour but to me mayo is quite enough
> different that using it and adding sugar and vinegar still
> doesn't get the same flavor.  i grew up where MW was the
> regular spread used and mayo was hardly ever used until
> more recent years.

I grew up with MW, but the first time I tasted mayo (and
knew that's what I was tasting), I was done with MW.  I
don't like sweet and sour.

>   i do like them both.
>
>
>> I'd never add mayo to hummus.  Chickpeas, tahini,
>> olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, and salt.  That's it.
>
>   i can eat it that ways too.  when i want a more creamy
> hummus is when i use the MW and/or mayo.

I'd mix in some olive oil.

>
>> If I'm using it as a dip, I'll usually garnish it with
>> chili flakes or cumin or sumac powder.  If I'm using
>> it as a sandwich spread, it gets topped with various
>> veggies like cucumber, scallion, tomato, lettuce, or
>> radish.
>
>   i don't normally top it with anything because i make
> enough for it to be stored in the fridge for a while and
> then used for whatever.

I don't top it with anything until I'm about to eat it.  That's
pretty much what "garnish" means.  And as a sandwich spread,
the "topping" is really additional sandwich ingredients.

-- 
Cindy Hamilton