RECIPE: New Life for Condiments by Gail K. Kachnycz 3 September 2025
So, the last summer holiday is over. What to do with those half-used bottles of condiments? As you know, mayonnaise can be substituted for eggs and oil some baked goods. Here are the links to posts that include that information:
However, there is a way to use mayonnaise, ketchup, and pickle relish that is genius, in my opinion. Make Thousand Island Dressing! As a kid, I thought the bits of pickle were the "thousand islands," but apparently, this dressing was invented for vacationers in the Thousand Island region on the St. Lawrence River near Lake Ontario. Either connection works for me. Just mix the ketchup and pickle relish into the mayonnaise, and thin down with lemon juice to the consistency of your liking. Sorry, no measured amounts here, just eye-ball it and adjust "to taste." If you're not a fan of pickle relish, just leave it out and you have Russian Dressing. Enjoy!
