Why is it called, "THOUSAND ISLAND" dressing?!
Unlike his father, George Jr. would serve a different and unusual salad dressing to his fishing parties as part of their shore dinners. Prepared on the surrounding islands as part of a day of guided fishing, these dinners have always been very popular with visiting fishermen. Their popularity in fact, has withstood "the test of time" more than enough to qualify them as one of the region's premier and most unique attractions.
On one particular occasion George was guiding a very prominent New York City stage actress of the period named May Irwin and her husband. Miss Irwin, a renowned cook and cookbook authoress in her own right, was particularly impressed with the dressing and asked George for the recipe. The dressing was actually created and made by George's wife Sophia, who was flattered by the request and willingly gave the recipe to Miss Irwin. At the same time Mrs. LaLonde gave the recipe to Mrs. Ella Bertrand, who's family owned the Herald Hotel, one of the most popular hotels in Clayton and where Miss Irwin and her husband stayed during their early vacations in the islands. Mrs. Bertrand prepared the dressing for Miss Irwin and her husband and also added it to the other choices of salad dressing offered to her dining room customers.
It was Miss Irwin who gave it the name "Thousand Island" and it was Mrs. Bertrand, at the Herald Hotel, who first served it to the dining public. Upon her return to New York City Miss Irwin gave the recipe to fellow 1000 Islands summer visitor George C. Boldt, owner of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, the Bellevue Stratford in Philadelphia and also the builder of Boldt Castle on nearby Heart Island. Equally impressed with its flavor, Mr. Boldt directed his world famous maitre d' Oscar Tschirky, to put this dressing from the 1000 Islands on the hotel's menu at once. In doing so Oscar earned credit for introducing the dressing to the "world."
Answers: The history of the dressing dates back to the early days of the century and centers in the small resort village of Clayton, N.Y. In those days a popular fishing guide named George LaLonde, Jr., as his father before him, guided visiting fishermen for black bass and northern pike through the scenic, fish-filled waters of the 1000 Islands.
Unlike his father, George Jr. would serve a different and unusual salad dressing to his fishing parties as part of their shore dinners. Prepared on the surrounding islands as part of a day of guided fishing, these dinners have always been very popular with visiting fishermen. Their popularity in fact, has withstood "the test of time" more than enough to qualify them as one of the region's premier and most unique attractions.
On one particular occasion George was guiding a very prominent New York City stage actress of the period named May Irwin and her husband. Miss Irwin, a renowned cook and cookbook authoress in her own right, was particularly impressed with the dressing and asked George for the recipe. The dressing was actually created and made by George's wife Sophia, who was flattered by the request and willingly gave the recipe to Miss Irwin. At the same time Mrs. LaLonde gave the recipe to Mrs. Ella Bertrand, who's family owned the Herald Hotel, one of the most popular hotels in Clayton and where Miss Irwin and her husband stayed during their early vacations in the islands. Mrs. Bertrand prepared the dressing for Miss Irwin and her husband and also added it to the other choices of salad dressing offered to her dining room customers.
It was Miss Irwin who gave it the name "Thousand Island" and it was Mrs. Bertrand, at the Herald Hotel, who first served it to the dining public. Upon her return to New York City Miss Irwin gave the recipe to fellow 1000 Islands summer visitor George C. Boldt, owner of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, the Bellevue Stratford in Philadelphia and also the builder of Boldt Castle on nearby Heart Island. Equally impressed with its flavor, Mr. Boldt directed his world famous maitre d' Oscar Tschirky, to put this dressing from the 1000 Islands on the hotel's menu at once. In doing so Oscar earned credit for introducing the dressing to the "world."
no idea
but did you know that it is ketchup and mayo mixed together?
Because it is, you should go ask the company that makes it. Here is the site:
--http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thousand_Is... or maybe you should google it.
As early as 1912, because the person who made it lived by the Thousand Islands in Upstate New York/Canada.
If you go to Bolt Castle in the Thousand Islands, which is a group of islands in the St. Lawrence River, they will tell you it was invented there. But look at the Wikipedia article
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thousand_Is...