M-m-m-m ...
M-m-m-m-n-n-n-No.
My buddy Ting just emailed me, asking why people ate Miracle Whip.
I assume it was because of that whole "tangy zip" thing the commercials for it used to say. I'm sure I've had Miracle Whip on a sandwich or in potato salad, although I've never bought it personally.
I prefer good ol'-fashioned mayo, and only in moderation. I like a relatively thin slather of mayo on my turkey sandwiches or burger. At Subway, I'm always nervous that the sandwich technician is gonna accidentally squirt out half a cup of mayo, which would totally gross me out. "Just one thin line, please," I ask, reminding myself that it'll even out once the bread's smooshed together.
On bananas? Yikes ... But my mamaw used to make banana sandwiches with mayo, not peanut butter as God and Elvis intended. Hopefully, back then, I concealed the stink face I have now as I'm writing this when Mamaw offered to make me one. "No, thanks, Mamaw."
"They're delicious!"
I just stared at her.
Maybe it's a Southern thing. She would also occasionally serve halved pears as a first course, with a little dollop of mayo on it. I've also seen people put it on Jell-O. I think my dad did this years ago, but maybe I'm just remembering a childhood nightmare.
Needing to know my family wasn't alone in their culinary freakiness, I Googled "banana mayo sandwich" and found entries in Food.com, which seems legit-ish. There's even a freakin'
Facebook page for 'em!
So is this a Miss'ippi thing? Or do Oklahomans do it, too?
Peace, love and tangy zips ... XOXO
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