Recipe for McDonald's Big Mac Special Sauce REVEALED

[Retail Fan+ (Justin Hill)]

This "top-secret recipe" is from a McDonald's Manager's Handbook published in 1969. It was meant to be used only as an emergency recipe for stores that ran out of the pre-made sauce that each store used on the Big Macs®. But, this page in the handbook was quickly removed for fear of other burger chains learning and using the top-secret sauce. But, it was too late. The recipe somehow got out and was made public the next year, and has been available ever since.

Yields: 1 cup, or enough for 8 burgers


Ingredients

•1/4 cup salad dressing (like Miracle Whip®)
•1/4 cup mayonnaise
•3 tbsp French salad dressing
•1/2 tbsp sweet pickle relish
•1 1/2 tbsp dill pickle relish
•1 tsp sugar
•1 tsp dried, minced onion
•1 tsp white vinegar
•1 tsp ketchup
•1/8 tsp salt


Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 minute
Total Time: 11 minutes



1.Mix all ingredients, and stir well in a small container.


2.Microwave on high for 25 seconds, and stir well again.


3.Cover, and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

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Source:
http://americanfood.about.com/od/keytipstechniques/r/secsauce.htm

[TheFugitive]

Just as how John Amos had stolen the entire manual in Coming to America.

[zayre159]

Sorry, but microwave ovens were not in widespread  use in 1969, good try though!

[Hudsons81]

Sorry, but microwave ovens were not in widespread  use in 1969, good try though!

What do you think would've substituted for microwave ovens for cooking Big Macs in 1969?

[TheFugitive]

I was alive in 1969, and as I recall McDonalds at that time prepared their hamburgers on a
big flat piece of hot metal.  I believe they called it a "grill".

Microwave ovens were around in the 1950's.  But they were big, expensive, and only for
commercial use.  They did not become a common home appliance until the 70's. 

[Pikapower]

I wonder how would you make Big Mac sauce without a microwave, would you make cold?