Why is it called "Thousand Island Dressing?"?

Answer 1

Thousand Island dressing is a variety of salad dressing most commonly made of, primarily, mayonnaise, ketchup, and a mixture of finely chopped vegetables, most often pickles, onions, bell peppers, and/or green olives; chopped hard-boiled egg is also common. Thousand Island, a variant of Russian dressing, was invented in the first decades of the 20th century by Sophia LaLonde. LaLonde substituted mayonnaise for the yogurt used in Russian dressing, and added pickle relish, chives and sometimes chopped, hard-boiled eggs. The dressing was popularized by one of her dinner guests, actress May Irwin, who gave the condiment its name, after LaLonde's home, the Thousand Islands region of upstate New York and Eastern Ontario.

An alternate tale is that the name refers to the multitude of small specks that dot the dressing.

Thousand Island dressing has been cited in print since at least 1912. The dressing was very popular in Chicago. One theory is that the dressing was invented at Chicago's Blackstone Hotel in 1910.[1]

In the 1950s, Thousand Island dressing became a standard condiment, used on sandwiches and salads alike. The "special sauce" used on McDonald's Big Mac hamburger sandwich is really just a variation of Thousand Island dressing.

George Boldt, of Waldorf-Astoria Hotel fame, has also been widely credited with popularizing the condiment when he instructed his world-famous maitre d', Oscar Tschirky, to put the dressing on the hotel's menu. Boldt had a home called Boldt Castle on one of the islands of the Thousand Islands.

Arby's, a roast beef chain, uses Thousand Island dressing in their Market Fresh Reuben sandwich.

The fast food chain Wendy's is using the dressing for it's promotional Wendy Melt.

Answer 2

This slightly sweet, chunky salad dressing got its name from the Thousand Islands area of upstate New York. The region is filled with about 1,800 islands and stretches along the St. Lawrence River to Lake Ontario, reaching into both the U.S. and Canada. In the 1870s, vacationers discovered the area and began building summer homes and hotels.

In the early 20th century, Sophia LaLonde of Clayton, N.Y., served the dressing at dinner for guests of her husband, who was a popular fishing guide. One of the dinner guests was leading actress May Irwin. It was Irwin who christened the dressing with the Thousand Island name, and the dressing was served by Irwin's request at the Herald Hotel in Clayton. The actress also introduced the dressing to the wider world when she gave LaLonde's recipe to the owner of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.

Thousand Island Dressing is a variation on the so-called Russian dressing popular around the time, which consisted of a yogurt base with chili sauce or ketchup added for flavor. Early Thousand Island recipes used mayonnaise instead of yogurt and added pickle relish, chives, and sometimes chopped hard-boiled eggs. In the 1950s, Thousand Island Dressing made of mayo, ketchup, and pickle relish became a standard condiment, used on sandwiches and salads alike.

Answer 3

It is named after the Thousand Islands area in the St. Lawrence River.

Answer 4

Well, to make it, the company has to ship the dressing to a thousand islands, and people on the islands have to stir it once per island. Basically it s like playing the game telephone, but with dressing involved.

Answer 5

maybe the person that named it wanted it to be that name

Answer 6

good point

Answer 7

its nasty