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Mayonnaise Piquante Sandwiches

From Canning and how to use canned foods (1916).

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A historical recipe

Canning and how to use canned foods, by A. W. (Arvill Wayne) Bitting (1916).

United States

Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

  • Raw egg. Raw or lightly cooked egg carries a risk, above all for children, older people, anyone pregnant or unwell.

Ingredients 1 ingredient

  1. One-quarter pint mayonnaise

Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Mayonnaise High in vitamin E

    High in vitamin E · 7.1 mg per 100 g, 59% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin E contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.

    Vitamin E is a fat-soluble nutrient found in many foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Mayonnaise, Regular”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Cook safely

  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. One-quarter pint mayonnaise, two dozen ripe olives.
  2. After stoning, pass the olives through a meat chopper, mix with the mayonnaise, and spread between thin slices of bread lightly buttered.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Chef's knife
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Credit

From Canning and how to use canned foods (1916), printed page 111, digitised by the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/canninghowtousec00bitt

What was changed: Read by machine from the book's scanned text into ingredients and method. The title's capitals were tidied; spelling and scanning errors are left as they are.