Why is Miracle Whip labeled "Salad Dressing"?

[LDS Jock]

Does anyone ever use it on a salad? Seriously, why is it called salad dressing?

[skygazer]

1. I can't imagine

It should be labeled "toxic sludge".

[flamingyouth]

2. I've always wondered that too

But my grandmother always used it in her potato salad, and it was great. :shrug:

[LDS Jock]

4. It is very good in potato salad

Now why did you have to go and mention that. I want some potato salad now.

[RevolutionaryActs]

5. Oh damn it me too! Potato salad sounds so good now.

[LoZoccolo]

You have just answered a long-standing question.

:yourock:

[shraby]

3. I mix it with a bit of milk, a little sugar

and make my cole slaw with it. You can also add a touch of horseradish and its good, too.

[AlCzervik]

6. From Kraft

http://www.kraft.com/100/innovations/miraclewhip.html

[tk2kewl]

23. WTF? How'd it do that?

From the Kraft Site:

Premiering at the Chicago World's Fair in 1933, Miracle Whip was an instant success, helping to make fresh foods such as fruit, vegetables and salads better tasting, more appealing and less expensive to Depression-weary consumers.

put it on your food... it makes it less expensive?

:wtf:

[AlCzervik]

24. I guess less expensive than hoity toity depression era salad dressing

plus i don't think it's made with eggs so it probably did cost less and stayed good for a longer period of time.

[tk2kewl]

27. i guess, but it sounds like they're saying

that it makes other foods (like fruits and salads) less expensive

[AlCzervik]

28. ok, so the writer didn't proof read his text

he's busy i'm sure, gotta put food on his family you know?

[tk2kewl]

38. lol

[tk2kewl]

25. maybe if i slather it on the plasma screen at Best Buy

they'll lower the price
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[LDS Jock]

29. I'd try that too

but down here in Texas I might get the death penalty.

[cleofus1]

51. if they catch you in the act....

they actually have the right to shoot you.

[proud2BlibKansan]

37. It's less expensive than mayonnaise

n/t

[sybylla]

7. Because it is based upon an old time recipe for salad dressing

My grandmother has a recipe for salad dressing that was handed down to her but you have to cook it and it takes time. Salad Dressing out of the jar is really quite a convenience if you like that sort of thing.

BTW, she still uses the homemade salad dressing for potato salad and it is the best. It has spoiled me for any other potato salads.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

8. The only kind of salad isn't Lettuce with other raw veggies.

This kind of salad dressing is for Chicken Salad, Potato Salad, Macaroni Salad, etc.
Duckie

[roguevalley]

11. its fantastic for potato salad. my granny's p. salad is the greatest.

[Abelman]

50. I prefer

German Potato Salad, with vinegar as the dressin' not mayo.

[LDS Jock]

14. that makes sense

I just haven't seen any salad bar with a jar of Miracle Whip available to those who want to glob some on their salad. You answer makes sense Duckie. Now, go make me some macaroni salad, OK?

[YellowRubberDuckie]

45. I don't know if you'd like mine...

I don't use miracle whip. I use Ranch dressing.
Duckie

[Abelman]

49. I have

just mayonaisse, actually.

[Left Is Write]

9. Because you can use it to dress salads.

Pasta salad, potato salad, even fruit salad (I have never done so with fruit salad, but I've seen plenty of recipes).

However, since they DO market it as a sandwich spread ("A sandwich just isn't a sandwich without the tangy zip of Miracle Whip"), they might consider putting that on the label too.

[sangh0]

10. Because it's not mayonaisse

.

[terrya]

12. Why does salad dressing taste exactly like mayonaise?

I can't tell the difference. Because there is none.

[NoSheep]

17. It's tangier than mayo...more lemon? vinegar? Less Fat!!!!! (less egg)

[NamVetsWeeLass]

13. I don't know and I can't stand that stuff.

even mixed with other things (ie Potato salad) I can still taste it. ICK

[arwalden]

15. YES!!! It's great as a tossed salad dressing!!!

Chopped lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli, bacos, and Miracle Whip... very simple! It doesn't take much to give everything a good light coating.

[KC]

19. Yes

and when I was growing up, my parents always used to put a little Miracle Whip on a tossed salad, as the dressing, and it was good. It doesn't take much though.

KC

[BlueJazz]

16. Because only True Democratic Left-Leaning Americans

...use Hellmann's Mayonnaise

[Liberal Veteran]

21. Aka "Best Foods Mayonaise"

As it is marketed west of the Rockies.

[RevCheesehead]

52. Amen!!!

Miracle Whip makes me gag. Honestly, I can't stand the stuff.

But Hellmann's is the ONLY way to make devilled eggs! Add a dash of hot sauce, & sprinkle with dill - - YUM!

[Liberal Veteran]

18. I despise Miracle Whip.....I want REAL mayonaisse.

Miracle Whip is a blasphemous abomination in the sight of God! Baby Jeebus cries when people use MW instead of Real Mayo!

[Solly Mack]

20. Miracle Whip...blech

yuck.gross.nasty.gag.

even the words...shudder

[Liberal Veteran]

22. MW makes Baby Jeebus cry!

:cry:

[Solly Mack]

26. It's enough to make the saints weep bitter tears

[Kurovski]

48. I call it Miracle Puke

the smell alone!

Someone must have created it on a dare.

[Sanity Claws]

30. It's fake mayonnaise

Mayonnaise has a specific recipe and Miracle Whip does not meet the standards. So while it looks like mayo, it's not and so it has to call itself something else.

[LDS Jock]

31. I like the fake better than the real one then

I don't like Hellman's. :puke:

[Left Is Write]

34. It's not fake mayonnaise.

Kraft sells mayonnaise too. It's an alternative to mayo, not an imitation.

[BikeWriter]

32. I had to go downstairs and smash a baked potato...

...added Miracle whip and mustard... Mmm...

[LDS Jock]

35. lol.. quicky potato salad

how was it?

[BikeWriter]

36. Not too bad for a quick bachelor meal, Jock.

Luckily, I had some sliced ham and Philadelphia cream cheese for a roll up, too. :-)

[shraby]

44. Put a green onion in that ham rollup...yummmm

[BikeWriter]

46. Yep, I like the Cajun roast beef...

like that with a jalapeno slice. :-)

[BikeWriter]

33. I had to go downstairs and smash a baked potato...

...added Miracle whip and mustard... Mmm...

[obreaslan]

39. Bottom Line:

BECAUSE IF IT WAS LABLED MAYONAISE, MAYO COULD SUE FOR SLANDER!!!!

[arwalden]

40. How Old Is That Jar You're Looking At? My Miracle Whip Is Simply Labeled..

"Miracle Whip Dressing"... they've stopped using the word "salad".

Check your expiration date, bub! Avoid food poisoning!

-- Allen

[LDS Jock]

41. don't get sassy with me

[arwalden]

42. "Don't Get Saucy With Me, Bernaise!"

[kitchen girl]

43. Yes, my grandmother did.

She was the coolest old lady I've ever known, but the world's worst cook. She boiled chicken before rolling it in breadcrumbs and "frying" it. :puke: One day I was visiting, and she asked if I wanted lunch. I figured Grandma couldn't mess up a salad, right? So I asked if she would make me a salad. A few minutes later, she presents me with a chunk of iceberg lettuce with a huge glob of Miracle Whip on top. Voila! Salad! :puke:

[donheld]

47. Because calling it "french toast" was just too much

Ok ill close my smart ass mouth :evilgrin: