LDS Storage Guidelines - Mayonnaise?!

kellymy · #1 01/02/08, 01:17 AM

For my family of 5 'adults' and 3 kids, the LDS calculator suggests 13 quarts of mayonnaise and 8 quarts of salad dressing.

We don't like mayonnaise! I use about 1 jar a year! (I know, it shouldn't last that long in the fridge, but we live on the edge here!)

Are there reasons to keep this much mayonnaise I'm not thinking of? I know it's a source of fat - and can be put in baked items to make desserts richer.

What about salad dressing? Do they literally mean Kraft Ranch and French? For other than flavor what's the idea behind those?

I'd rather sub in other fats I know my family could utilize. Any other perks to mayo and salad dressing in particular?

-Kelly.

AbbeyLehman · #2 01/02/08, 01:39 AM

I think "salad dressing" typically means "Miracle Whip" when used in this context. I can't stand mayo, but I love Miracle Whip--won't catch any Hellman's on my shelves!

Abbey

fretti · #3 01/02/08, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by kellymy

For my family of 5 'adults' and 3 kids, the LDS calculator suggests 13 quarts of mayonnaise and 8 quarts of salad dressing.

We don't like mayonnaise! ...

Store what you eat and eat what you store. The LDS list is a guideline, not a rule. Mayonnaise is in the category of fats so store the fat that you use. I do, however, store an excess that I could use to barter.

comfortablynumb · #4 01/02/08, 03:39 AM

I tried the LSD calculator it told me 12 purple dragons and a large dog with Richard nixons head was coming to smear mayo all over me and feed me to the munchkin cannibals.

oh wait, LDS...

nevermind.

comfortablynumb · #5 01/02/08, 03:41 AM

back to serious, why look for uses for a food nonone likes?
substitute the mayo stocks for something like.... peanut butter.
far better for you than mayo anyway!

kellymy · #6 01/02/08, 06:10 AM

Okay - Okay! I clearly understand the reasons to store what my own family would actually eat....

I just wondered if I was missing reasons for the usefulness of mayo. Since we don't eat the stuff, I thought maybe there was a key bit of info I didn't understand.

Geesh!
-Kelly.

comfortablynumb · #7 01/02/08, 06:59 AM

oh there is no useful reason for mayo.

it was a practical joke that got out of hand, mayo was.

yuck

tallpaul · #8 01/02/08, 07:33 AM

well it could help make all that tuna palatable.... for one thing also the canned chicken and turkey and even salmon.

maybe even use it to make a mayo/sardine smoothie

AngieM2 · #9 01/02/08, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by tallpaul

maybe even use it to make a mayo/sardine smoothie

Gross!!!!

ceresone · #10 01/02/08, 08:45 AM

Seriously, the jars have a expiration date-I'd be afraid to store

Grace&Violets · #11 01/02/08, 08:50 AM

Our family does use a lot of mayo, but I thought if there was no electricity for some reason, an open container would go bad. I went to Sam's Club and bought a box of the single packets. They do have an expiration date, so I bring them in my lunches or use them when we travel, so they get used.

Windy in Kansas · #12 01/02/08, 08:54 AM

Don't some people use mayonnaise as a hair conditioning product?

susieM · #13 01/02/08, 08:57 AM

Mayonnaise works very well for headlice.

And also for tuna, coleslaw, sandwiches, fried fish, egg salad, grated carrots...

susieM · #14 01/02/08, 08:58 AM

We don't keep our mayonnaise in the fridge, and we're not dead.

You could also buy it in tubes or small jars, so as not to leave any.

Grace&Violets · #15 01/02/08, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by susieM

We don't keep our mayonnaise in the fridge, and we're not dead.

You could also buy it in tubes or small jars, so as not to leave any.

Really? You don't keep opened mayo in the fridge? Doesn't it go bad? I won't even give my son a sandwich with mayo in his school lunch, without a freezer pack to keep it cold.

tallpaul · #16 01/02/08, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by AngieM2

Gross!!!!

Survival baby...

#17 01/02/08, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kellymy

For my family of 5 'adults' and 3 kids, the LDS calculator suggests 13 quarts of mayonnaise and 8 quarts of salad dressing.

We don't like mayonnaise! I use about 1 jar a year! (I know, it shouldn't last that long in the fridge, but we live on the edge here!)

Are there reasons to keep this much mayonnaise I'm not thinking of? I know it's a source of fat - and can be put in baked items to make desserts richer.

What about salad dressing? Do they literally mean Kraft Ranch and French? For other than flavor what's the idea behind those?

I'd rather sub in other fats I know my family could utilize. Any other perks to mayo and salad dressing in particular?

-Kelly.

The guidelines are only suggestions. You don't have to be locked into mayonaise if you don't like it. Right now I have maybe two quarts in storage at home. Here in Florida I've discovered it doesn't keep nearly as well in the plastic containers as it used to in the glass jars. I can't abide the stuff myself but the wife and kinder like it so we keep some. I think I'm going to go over to just the one pint glass jars which makes better sense for the rate we consume the stuff.

Mayonaise is nearly pure fat and fat is nine calories to the gram. That's the important part here. Substitute a similar amount of other high fat foods with a similar fat calorie count per serving and you are good to go.

.....Alan.

debra in ks · #18 01/02/08, 10:29 AM

Here's a basic mayo recipe. If you already had all the ingredients you could just whip up a small batch when needed. In a preparedness situation you may not have a cool place to store more than that.

Title: Mayonnaise
Categories:
Yield: 1 Servings

1 c Salad oil
1 Egg
-=OR=-
2 Egg yolks
2 tb Lemon juice
-=OR=-
2 tb Vinegar
Salt and pepper
Paprika

Beat egg or egg yolks with a rotary beater until
slightly thick; add 1 teaspoon oil at a time
beating well after each addition, until 1/3 cup
has been added. Add a few drops lemon or vinegar.
The mixture should be quite thick and perfectly
smooth. If it isn't you added the oil too quick or
didn't beat it enough. Continue to add the oil and
acid alternately until it's used up. Add
seasonings to taste. Store covered in the
refrigerator.

LynninTX · #19 01/02/08, 10:29 AM

It expires SO MUCH FASTER than it used to... I was keeping my regular pantry stocks (not really prepping) and had to throw away jars & jars fairly recently. And it is not just expiration date... I saw a color change. With me being pregnant and having small dc I did not want to take a chance.

Tilly · #20 01/02/08, 10:58 AM

Remember to that LDS families usually rotate through their storage as everyday practice, or at least thats what we were taught to do. We do go through about 3 gallons of mayo and 1 gallon of miracle whip a year. We eat a lot of sandwiches, it really helps with dry leftovers! When about halfway through our supply, we add fresh to the back of the shelf. Works well for us and we have never had to worry about expiration dates ( of course, we do like the stuff in the first place!!!!).