Duke's Mayonnaise
Duke's Mayonnaise is a brand of mayonnaise created in 1917 by Eugenia Duke in South Carolina, United States.
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No other mayo tastes as good
I grew up in Easley S.C. and there was always stuff that was fried and used mayo in everything. I joined the Navy, and let me say that the one thing that I regret about that is I have to live places that don't have Duke's mayo. I have yet to ever find any other mayo that taste as good as Duke's. I just found out the other day that could order it online which makes me happy - that way I don't have to wait for my family to send me some.
Donnie, United States - 27 April 2008
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beats a 'mater samich w/ Dukes!
My whole family grew up with Duke's mayo in SC. After my brother moved to Nevada, I delivered some Dukes along with a sack of grits. I now live in the D.C. area, which fortunately has had a couple of grocery stores that carry it. Alas, I see an end in sight - the stores have all downsized to the small jars only. I'm taking a trip home next month, so I'll be sure to stock up. Nothing beats a 'mater samich w/ Dukes!
Gari, United States - 11 August 2006
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Miss Dukes!
We grew up in North Carolina , we're now in Ohio , where you can't find Dukes. So I have to get my family to mail Dukes and livermush to us. I have emailed Sauers Company 3 times now to find someone who sells Dukes around my area, well still no luck. Yes I can buy Dukes from their site, but so much cheaper in stores! Missing Dukes...
Shanna, United States - 19 July 2006
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Had my Mom start shipping it to me
I to grew up on Dukes in S.C. and have lived in several area of the country where it can not be purchased. I settled in TX several years ago and had my Mom start shipping out me a few bottles every couple of months. I recently just found the web site were you can order it directly on line. http://orders.cfsauer.com/ Hopefully all the transplants around the country will be able to get their Dukes fix regularly now.
Ray, United States - 02 June 2006
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In our family...
Dukes mayonnaise is a household word in our family... always was and always will be. Growing up in South Carolina meant always having plenty of Dukes on hand. My mother even put a dollop in her cornbread and biscuits and her breads were heavenly. I do the same today. When I moved to California, there was a case of Dukes in the trailer and when that was gone, my family took turns sending it by mail. When I moved to Florida, by the time my supply ran low, I had begged and pleaded with the Publix Supermarket here until they now stock it on their shelves. 'We love our Dukes.'
Jo, United States - 23 January 2006
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They called her Duke
I was born in South Carolina in the early 1940's but soon moved to NC. Whenever we would go “back home" to SC to see our relatives, they all called my mother, "Duke". This puzzled me as a child, because her name was Elizabeth and no one in NC ever called her Duke. When I was older, I finally asked Mother why her family called her Duke. She told me that as the youngest in the family she was somewhat spoiled and refused to eat any mayonnaise except Duke's. So they called her Duke. I suspect that most of her nieces and nephews didn't even know the story behind her name. I didn't myself for years, but it’s true. Mother will be 93 in Jan 2006, and is still Duke to the few in her family she hasn't outlived.
L, United States - 19 December 2005
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From 18 time zones away, a guy can dream...
Amen, brother. I grew up down the road a piece in Columbia, then lived and worked in Charleston, then ran an arts council in Beaufort. For most of my life, Duke's was taken for granted, and a large jar always stood in my fridge. It was slathered on every sandwich, dolloped in every tuna or pasta salad, applied with great liberty to all edible concoctions. Alas, I now live in Wellington, New Zealand, in a land bereft of even the weakest egg-based mayonnaise; a country unacquainted with the majesty of pulled pork bbq; a nation whose brunches know not the blessings of grits. One has to look quite hard in a New Zealand supermarket to find anything close to the Southern-born grace of Duke's. From 18 time zones away, a guy can dream.
Eric, New Zealand - 10 July 2005
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My mom shipped me jars every other month.
Growing up Southern, everything was fried or covered in Mayo'. Made in Greenville, South Carolina and available only in The South, my fondest memories surround Summer days when mom would make tomato sandwiches. Dukes, salt, pepper and fresh "maters" from the garden. My sister once brought home Hellmann's and we thought, THIS isn't real mayo. The original labels said, "the only uncooked Mayonnaise." When I moved away from home to Texas, I was shocked the first time I went looking for Dukes. After visiting four grocery stores, speaking to each manager, I ended up having my mother ship me jars of Dukes every other month. Today, Dukes mayo is cooked, but it still has that distinctive childhood flavor. And it's STILL not available outside of The South. Luckily, I live there now. And I'm never leaving again.
Jimmy, United States - 05 July 2005