Appetizers, Salads, Dressings, Soups, Miscellaneous, Beaman Family
1 egg
1 pt. salad oil
juice of 1 lemon
1 t. salt
1/4 t. powdered mustard
dash paprika
Have all ingredients at room temperature.
Add salt, mustard, and paprika to egg, beat.
Then add oil slowly while beating constantly.
Add lemon juice, beating until well mixed.
If desired, a small amount of vinegar may be added in addition to lemon juice.
We never had store-bought mayonnaise growing up. Therefore, I could never acquire a taste for mayonnaise bought at the grocery store. When I set up housekeeping, I continued to make the mayonnaise (even with 5 children under foot).