Mary’s Cooked Salad Dressing

Here is another family recipe. It is a bit of a strange one. Cooked mayonnaise sounds strange now, but it was something I grew up with. This was always a staple when we had lobster. It has a bit of a mustard bite that I find pleasant. It is also very good in potato salad or any salad that calls for mayonnaise

When I was going to cooking school, I never ran across a recipe for a cooked salad dressing anywhere. While taking a test a question appeared concerning cooked salad dressing. I knew the answer only because of this recipe.

Mary’s Cooked Salad Dressing

6 tbsp white sugar

1 tsp salt

2 tbsp dry mustard

3 tbsp flour

dash of paprika

1/2 cup warm vinegar

2 eggs

12 oz evaporated milk

2 tbsp butter

Directions

Mix the dry ingredients (sugar, dry mustard, salt, flour and paprika)

Add vinegar to the dry mixture, thicken over a low heat

Beat eggs and milk together

add the milk and egg mixture to the flour mixture slowly mix constantly to prevent lumps

Simmer for 5 minutes stirring constantly and butter and cool