It's the little things

I went into Stop and Shop today to buy a jar of mayonnaise. One can buy mayo in many sizes, from convenience jar to family bucket. But at Stop and Shop in Jackson Square, brand-name mayonnaise does not appear in small sizes. "Light" is the only branded mayonnaise you can get smaller than 32 oz., and light mayo is a hypocrisy I will not brook.

Let me be clear: mayo is not a staple in our household. We use it sparingly, about once a week - like others might use hot sauce, or something. The thought of buying unbranded mayonnaise from God knows where is unsettling enough in these days of poisoned toothpaste. Thinking of leaving any brand of mayo sitting in the fridge for longer than two weeks? A 32-oz. jar would be in my fridge for a month or more, and that thought makes me shudder.

OK, you call it prissy. I call it protecting my family. Laugh all you want now, but I guess you won't be laughing when your tuna salad has you writhing on a shopping mall toilet seat. To end on a good note, I went to Roche Bros. in West Roxbury (the World's most unfortunately named supermarket) and got a 15-oz. jar of the gloppy white stuff for $2.99. And I was happy.