Looking for company that sells cases of the mayo packets (about same size as ketchup packets at hotdog stands). I know 7/11 offers them as condiments. Any ideas as to where one can buy large quantity?

-- I'm (with@titude.now), July 20, 1999

Answers

I think wholesalers which are also open to the public or Sysco, etc. Here we have Smart & Final - a "wholesale" grocery store supplying vendors, restaraunt (sp?) owners, etc - better than avg. prices. Ask your 7-11 owner...

-- Kristi (securx@succeed.net), July 20, 1999.

We bought a case at Sam's Club and a case at Costco. They also carry honey, relish, etc. I found a source for peanut butter but I felt it was too expensive. Sysco in our area will not sell to the general public.

-- bardou (bardou@baloney.com), July 20, 1999.

Please check the expiration date on the boxes of those mayo packets (ditto for ketchup and mustard). I made the mistake of buying a box from Sam's, only to realize they didn't last that long (not for two people, anyway). Also, on another thread, someone mentioned that the foil packets can develop pinholes and, if not kept refrigerated, can go bad in a short time. I've bought those small jars of mayo and am prepared to just pitch what's left in the jar (in warm weather).

Adventurefoods.com was going to try some dehydrated mayo but I don't remember if they ever found a good one. If they can find one as delicious as the butter and cheese they have, then it'll be good! (No connection with these folks, except as a happy customer.)

-- Old Git (anon@spamproblems.com), July 20, 1999.

I've also heard that the foil packets have a relatively short life expectancy. I've been all over the lot on mayo, and bought a couple of big jars at SAMs before I realized that the Old Git -- many, but small bottles -- is probably the best way to go. According to the maunfacturer (at least one manufacturer) the mayo is good until it's opened and air gets to it (or until air leaks in, which is the ultimate problem with the foil packets). So, buy small bottles -- they're good 'till opened -- and then use them before they go bad.

Old Git,

According to the page I found in Adventurefoods, their butter comes in cups, 0.19 lb, for $5.46. That works out to $28.74 a pound. Bit steep, eh, or did I miss something? I am buying 3 pound (#10) cans from Custom Dried Foods for $17.50 a can.

-- de (delewis@Xinetone.net), July 20, 1999.

I really want Hellman's in the packets.

All I see around here is Heinz.

-- nothere nothere (notherethere@hotmail.com), July 21, 1999.

A call a few months ago to Stickney & Poor and another north-eastern (NY-NH?) produced a 3-4 month expiration answer. Not what I wanted to hear, but good to know. FWIW Jimmy

-- James L. Miller Jr. (millerized@erols.com), July 23, 1999.

Y2K, ` la Carte by Dancr near Monterey, California

de - the Custom Dried link doesn't work

Back in March, "Mr Kennedy" posted a mayonaise recipe that he found in the Y2K Kitchen Newsletter. I'm going to try this with dehydrated egg yokes and see if I can get it to work. The folks at Adventure Foods told me that one can make a decent spreading butter from their dehydrated butter mixed with mayonaise.

-- MayoDancr (addy.available@my.webpage.neener.autospammers--regrets.greenspun), July 23, 1999.