pete74 --
I don't have an answer to your question, but I do have some evidence
that there is a "Knudsen" brand of sour cream and that this particular
Knudsen brand has not been used on mayonnaise. Indeed, Knudsen
creamery used to tout its sour cream as a substitute for sour cream.
Here's the evidence:
"Knudsen" is by far the most common spelling of this Scandinavian
name.
Knudsen sour cream and cottage cheese are brands that are marketed
under the Kraft/Philip Morris umbrella. Apparently there are no other
Knudsen brands marketed by that company. Kraft, of course, markets
mayonnaise under its own name. Here is a link to a page in which all
the Philip Morris brands are listed:
Consumer Watchdog
http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/corporate/pr/pr003046.php3
The former "Knudsen Corporation" apparently was purchased by Kraft at
some point in the 1970s or 80s and became a division of Kraft. Here
is a link to a page that mentions (in numbered paragraph 3) the
relationship of the Knudsen Corporation to Kraft:
Geometry.net: Celebrities
http://www.geometry.net/celebrities/lewis_al.php
The Knudsen Corporation for many years operated as something called
the "Knudsen Creamery Co." in California. A creamery, of course,
would not produce mayonnaise.
Here is a link to a recent "vintage cooking" column in the Daily Press
of California's "High Desert" area, which refers to a recipe pamphlet
published by the Knudsen Creamery in 1962:
Daily Press
http://www.vvdailypress.com/food/vintage/sourcream/
The columnist introduces the column's recipes of the day, as follows:
"After touting the various benefits of its product (“sour cream is 2/3
lower in calories than mayonnaise, so you can indulge yourself while
controlling your weight”) the publishers offered a few of these tasty
recipes...."
I enjoyed following this trail. I hope that your mayonnaise does
indeed exist and another researcher can find it.
markj-ga |
