Mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 cup Wesson oil
- Pinch of cayenne
- Mix salt, mustard and sugar in a bowl.
- Add egg yolks and 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
- Beat until pale yellow.
- Add oil in droplets.
- When mayonnaise begins to emulsify, add oil in a thin, steady stream, pausing as it thickens to add remaining lemon juice.
- Taste to make sure it has enough lemon and salt.
- Add cayenne.
salt, mustard, sugar, egg yolks, lemon juice, wesson oil, cayenne
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/11874 (may not work)