Subj : Copycat Kraft Thousand I
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Wed Aug 06 2025 02:56 pm
Hi Dave,
DD> It was Miss Irwin who gave it the name "Thousand Island" and it was at
DD> the Herald Hotel where the dressing was first served to the dining
DD> public. Upon her return to New York City Miss Irwin gave the recipe to
DD> fellow 1000 Islands summer visitor George C. Boldt, owner of the
DD> Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, the Bellevue Stratford in
DD> Philadelphia and also the builder of Boldt Castle on nearby Heart
DD> Island. Equally famous maitre d', Oscar Tschirky, to put this
DD> dressing from the 1000 Islands on the
RH> Heart Island wasn't originally heart shaped. When Boldt bought the
RH> island, he had it reconfigured with extra dirt, etc to make it a heart
RH> shape. He had the castle started as a gift for his wife but when she
RH> unexpectedly died (I believe. in 1904). he immediatly had all work
RH> stopped on it. It was left in that condition until the mid 1970s when
RH> the state of NY bought it and started restoring (first 2 floors are
RH> finished, still working--as of 2023--on the 3rd floor. State is using
DD> Your tax dollars at play.
Not mine; I've not called the state "home" in decades. Tho we do pay
toll on the Thruway when driving it and sales tax on most purchases
(groceries are exempt), we don't pay income and other taxes
(property/school taxes are MUCH higher than what we pay.
RH> money from toll roads for it. It's quite impressive, even unfinished,
RH> as are the out buildings, especially the power plant. We toured it in
RH> 2023, plan to visit the Singer (as in sewing machines) castle on a
RH> nearby island next time we visit the area.
DD> hotel's menu at once. In doing so Oscar earned credit for
RH> introducing DD> the dressing to the "world."" cribbed from: DD>
RH>
https://tinyurl.com/1000IS-LAND
RH> It's my dressing of choice for a salad. (G)
DD> It's too much like a Big Mac with too much lettuce for me. Unless I
DD> can shred some Gorgonzola over it. My favourite non-cheesy salad
DD> dressing is red Russian.
When I was growing up, I had very few salads; my dad didn't like them.
Went to college, had the opportunity to have more so tried different
dressings and found favorites/dislikes. While I was in college, my folks
had a months long stretch of eating out about every other day (sister
hospitalised some distance away--when they went to visit her, they'd go
out for supper). Dad learned to enjoy salads so he and mom had them at
home more often. Trouble is, they liked bleu cheese dressing; when I
visited, I had to make my own dressing as bleu cheese is one I do not
like. 1,000 Island is quick, easy and made with stuff they kept on hand.
Steve grew up with home made Italian (oil, vinegar and herbs) dressing
so we do that quite often.
DD> There are two versions of "Russian" dressing. One is very 1000
Islands DD> like (mayonnaise based) and the other is closer to Catalina
dressing. DD> Neither has been near the USSR. Bv)= This is my
preferred sauce w/o DD> cheese in/on it:
DD> Title: Russian Salad Dressing
DD> Categories: Sauces, Vegetables, Citrus
DD> Yield: 4 servings
Looks good, maybe I'll give it a try sometime soon. It looks similar to
the dressing that was set out (in individual cups with lids) at the
Purple Heart banquet we went to last Saturday.
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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