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3 unusual facts about Thousand Island dressing


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It's possible that the inclusion of Thousand Island dressing is also linked to the Ritz, since the hotel also introduced the dressing to New York.

Thousand Islands

The Thousand Islands gave their name to the popular Thousand Island dressing around the turn of the 20th century when Sophie LaLonde, of Clayton, New York who served the dressing at dinner for guests of her husband, a popular fishing guide, gave the recipe to Clayton hotel owner Ella Bertrand and New York City stage actress May Irwin.

Thousand Island dressing was named for the chain of islands by the actress who popularised the dressing, May Irwin, stating that she thought the chopped vegetables in the dressing looked like the Thousand Islands region.



see also

Marie Rose sauce

Thousand Island dressing recipe reputedly originated from the Thousand Islands in Ontario, Canada.

Summer Sucks

He winds up going to see Dr. Katz (complete with squiggle) in New York, who says that he is gay and Mr. Hat (who has homosexual fantasies about Brett Favre in a sauna with a bottle of thousand island dressing, according to Mr. Garrison) is really his gay side.