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Little-Known Mexican Fact...
Big Mike | 5/1/06 | Baltodog

Posted on 05/01/2006 9:12:48 PM PDT by baltodog

Few people realize that, until just recently, Mayonaize was considered a delicacy South or the Border.

At the turn of the century, Mexico had no means to preserve the spread, therefore all mayonaize was shipped to the state in the refrigerated holds of cargo- and passenger-liners.

The President of Mexico loved Mayonaize so much, that he used state funds to purchase just over 14,000 pounds of the condiment, thereby giving every household in Mexico an opportunity to at least sample the stuff.

The shipment was scheduled for delivery at the end of April, 1912. The entire Mexican nation waited in anticipation...

A little-known fact is that this particular shipment was scheduled for delivery, via the great passenger liner, Titanic. After deboarding New York, the Titanic was to sail along the east coast to Mexico, and drop off its precious cargo to the waiting nation...

Mexico waited faithfully for word of the shipment, and were heart-broken and shocked to hear of the ship's demise, two weeks after it sank, on April 15th, 1912.

The President ordered a National Day of Mourning, which is still celebrated to this day...


TOPICS: Cheese, Moose, Sister; History
KEYWORDS: hellmans; kraft; sinkodemayo
I don't know if this is true, or not...it's a 2nd-generation story...
1 posted on 05/01/2006 9:12:50 PM PDT by baltodog
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To: baltodog

"The President ordered a National Day of Mourning,"


A Mayonnaise Malaise?


2 posted on 05/01/2006 9:13:52 PM PDT by Blzbba (Beauty is just a light switch away...)
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To: Blzbba

SINKO DE MAYO!!!!


3 posted on 05/01/2006 9:16:10 PM PDT by baltodog (R.I.P. Balto: 2001(?) - 2005)
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{golf clap}

Nice!


4 posted on 05/01/2006 9:21:45 PM PDT by Blzbba (Beauty is just a light switch away...)
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To: baltodog

BAD, But good!


5 posted on 05/01/2006 9:22:07 PM PDT by Not now, Not ever! (This tag-line is temporarily closed for remodeling)
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To: baltodog

You should be shot for that!


6 posted on 05/01/2006 9:22:32 PM PDT by saganite (Billions and billions and billions-------and that's just the NASA budget!)
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To: baltodog

It wasn't mentioned here, but I'll keep looking!

http://www.foodhistory.com/foodnotes/leftovers/mayo/info/


7 posted on 05/01/2006 9:25:24 PM PDT by ThomasThomas
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To: baltodog

4 illeagle mexicans in quick sand

quatro sinko


8 posted on 05/01/2006 9:39:25 PM PDT by al baby (Father of the Beeber)
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To: baltodog

BRILLIANT!


9 posted on 05/01/2006 9:53:07 PM PDT by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote life support for others.)
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To: baltodog
"At the turn of the century, Mexico had no means to preserve the spread"

What Century?

10 posted on 05/01/2006 10:34:23 PM PDT by Rabble (Just When is John F sKerry going to release his USNR military records ?)
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11 posted on 05/01/2006 11:21:30 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: baltodog

A hoax. Now, if it had been about Mayonesa, I'd have bought it. Mayonesa con Limon.


12 posted on 05/02/2006 3:59:41 AM PDT by Rte66
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