Easy Mayonnaise

If you are to serve the mayonnaise straight, you must use the best olive oil that you can afford. If you intend to add herbs to it, as for Tartare Sauce, substitute a blander corn or nut oil for part of the olive oil. People get really upset about making simple mayonnaise. It’s quite easy: here is the all-purpose, never-fail Floyd technique. (The traditional method is given in the recipe.)