@tscheese: I ... I would expect it to break down when exposed to heat like that. Also: beets, eww.
The ad reminds me of a 1970s cookbook that someone gave me. It had some of the most truly disgusting things in it. I deemed it a tome of evil on a par with the Necronomicon and sent it off to be guarded by monks.
I like how they underlined "cook". I can see the Mad Men scene now...
(Out of a cloud of crude sexual comments, a dialogue emerges...)
Paul: "Let's just have a naked lady with "Miracle Whip" spelled out on her body in mayonnaise!
(Laughter. Ken looks like he is actually considering that angle. Sal smiles to cover a wince.)
Don: "That would be excellent if our target audience were bachelors and working girls."
Ken: "The problem is, this stuff is disgusting. What the hell is it made of anyway?"
Peggy: [Enters with folder in hand. Hands to Don. Starts to leave. Sees a crude sketch made by Paul of oversexed mayo ad. Considers it a moment.]
Don: "Peggy, how do you think we can market this mayonnaise substitute to women?"
Peggy: "What's in it?"
Paul: "Mayonnaise."
Peggy: [confounded expression] Oh. [Thinks] Well... women work hard to cook a meal for their man because they, well, uh, *want* something... you know, from him...
Everyone: [looks confused]
Peggy exits.
The next day:
(In a meeting)
Sal: "So this is our rough draft of the ad campaign for Miracle Whip. We put the text in a box shaped like a recipe card."
Paul: "And we went with your suggestions, Peggy."
Peggy: "Uh, maybe if you swap out the photo of the naked lady for a picture of meat loaf or something. And underline the word "cook", so they know this isn't some kind of thing to be used with the Relaxiciser."
[Laughter all around. Meeting is inexplicably and wordlessly adjourned.]
Cooked mayonnaise smells disgusting. I must have it on my cold sandwiches, but cooked? It's a sin. I once (foolishly) followed a recipe for the Best Grilled Cheese Ever that instructed you to slather the bread with mayo instead of butter before cooking it. Groooossss.
@Pandorasvoicebox:No, that's the BOMB - it's lunch-lady grilled cheese all over again. The trick is not to slather, ever, but use a light hand - and mayo, never miracle whip.
Oh, nevermind. You're a beet person. Up is down, down is sideways.
@BabyJane: It makes me sad for the meatloaf. I just want to reach back in time and whisper, "It'll get better, 50's meatloaf, I promise. There'll be sriracha, or jalapenos & cilantro, or even, with the 80's, French's Fried Onions. Just hang in there, baby."
ETA: "p.s., tell the oven that it's not slow, we love it just the way it is."
@randomslut: ha ha ha, You have to watch the video of her assmebling that. By the time I got to the candles, I was crying with laughter. That is NOT food.
@thesciencegirl: Oh my god I watched it five straight times, I wasn't sure whether I should be horrified or laughing hysterically. The Hanukkah cake was just as bad though- "let's make a vomit inducing, non-kosher cake to celebrate this holiday!"
@boxspelunker: You saw the corn nuts, right? And know what they are? (Basically, really HARD deep fried hominy. I mean, addictive as hell at a softball tournament or something, but on a cake? No. A million times over.)
Hellmann's full fat all the way baby. None of that light crap for me. And yes, I've tried the olive oil version. Nope. And Miracle Whip? It's a miracle it's still on the market.
Oh and I just noticed the instructions: Pack the meat into a ring mold. This unfortunate grouping of words made me think of: Ringworms, Mold, and quarts of liquefied meat. I'm going to go now. And by go I mean forcefully expel the contents of my stomach via my mouth. brb.
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However, I cannot imagine in a million years using that as a meatloaf ingredient. I don't even like meatloaf, for pete's sake.
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The ad reminds me of a 1970s cookbook that someone gave me. It had some of the most truly disgusting things in it. I deemed it a tome of evil on a par with the Necronomicon and sent it off to be guarded by monks.
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http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/
I do love it so.
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(Out of a cloud of crude sexual comments, a dialogue emerges...)
Paul: "Let's just have a naked lady with "Miracle Whip" spelled out on her body in mayonnaise!
(Laughter. Ken looks like he is actually considering that angle. Sal smiles to cover a wince.)
Don: "That would be excellent if our target audience were bachelors and working girls."
Ken: "The problem is, this stuff is disgusting. What the hell is it made of anyway?"
Peggy: [Enters with folder in hand. Hands to Don. Starts to leave. Sees a crude sketch made by Paul of oversexed mayo ad. Considers it a moment.]
Don: "Peggy, how do you think we can market this mayonnaise substitute to women?"
Peggy: "What's in it?"
Paul: "Mayonnaise."
Peggy: [confounded expression] Oh. [Thinks] Well... women work hard to cook a meal for their man because they, well, uh, *want* something... you know, from him...
Everyone: [looks confused]
Peggy exits.
The next day:
(In a meeting)
Sal: "So this is our rough draft of the ad campaign for Miracle Whip. We put the text in a box shaped like a recipe card."
Paul: "And we went with your suggestions, Peggy."
Peggy: "Uh, maybe if you swap out the photo of the naked lady for a picture of meat loaf or something. And underline the word "cook", so they know this isn't some kind of thing to be used with the Relaxiciser."
[Laughter all around. Meeting is inexplicably and wordlessly adjourned.]
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Oh, nevermind. You're a beet person. Up is down, down is sideways.
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Heaven's, I swoon.
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ETA: "p.s., tell the oven that it's not slow, we love it just the way it is."
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question. what is miracle whip made of?
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ugh BARF. This "fill the center" business puts me in mind of Sandra Lee and her heinous concoctions. Exhibit A:
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Clearly, it should not be served at Kwanzaa, but... hey, I'd eat it for other special occasions.
Maybe I have no sense of taste?
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