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idk why this is so fascinating

According to The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink, the dressing's name comes from the Thousand Islands region, located along the upper St. Lawrence River between the United States and Canada.[6] Within that region, one common version of the dressing's origins says that a fishing guide's wife, Sophia LaLonde, made the condiment as part of her husband George's shore dinner.[7] Often in this version, actress May Irwin requested the recipe after enjoying it.[8] Irwin in turn gave it to another Thousand Islands summer resident, George Boldt, who built Boldt Castle between 1900 and 1904. Boldt, as proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, instructed the hotel's maître d'hôtel, Oscar Tschirky, to put the dressing on the menu in 1894.[7][9] A 1959 National Geographic article states, "Thousand Island Dressing was reportedly developed by Boldt's chef."[10] Despite claims that he was involved in the introduction of the salad dressing at the Waldorf, chef Tschirky did not mention the salad dressing in his cookbook that was published during that time period.[11]

When University of Wisconsin sociologist Michael Bell and his graduate students attempted to determine the origin of Thousand Island dressing in 2010, they found that the story differed among villages and islands in the Thousand Islands region.[7] They discovered the existence of a third origin story in which the original recipe was based upon French dressing, which is supported by a recipe published in the 11th edition of the The Fannie Farmer Cookbook (1965).[7] All the claims appeared to be based upon oral traditions without supporting written records.[7][12][13]

Some food writers advance the claim that the dressing was invented by chef Theo Rooms of the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago during the same time period.[12][14][15] The food historians at the Food Timeline point out that the earliest print references to Thousand Island dressing appear in 1912, and that recipes for different versions of the dressing begin to appear afterwards throughout the US.

 

yo Costco pizza is legit crazy good

 

I've heard that the prices there are rad. My roommate said something about a hot dog a poutine and a coke for like five dollars or something? If the quality is alright too, that's pretty sweet

Even if the restaurant wasn't a draw, Costco got those big muffins so we good

 

Hot dog poutine?

Is that the Canadian version of a chili dog?

 

Probably shoulda thrown some commas in there, but my roommate puts hot dogs and ketchup in his mac and cheese so who knows what the fuck that crazy bastard is up to when he's at Costco

 

no no, don't put the commas, it peaked my interest.

however idk if I can trust a guy that puts ketchup on his mac and cheese. Same with people who put it on eggs. You all can't be trusted with food if you do that.

 

Dude does both of those things. Maybe I shouldn't be taking his Costco restaurant advice after all and just stick to my big muffins

 

No, you can trust me.

 

I'll make you some eggs sometime.

 

I love it which is interesting because it's mayo based and I don't like mayo

 

Maybe you do like mayo

 

That is because thousand island is magical. I love mayo but I get why others wouldn't. Thousand island on the other hand, is perfect. Like I think everyone here knows that I stan for fry sauce and fry sauce is related to thousand island so I stan it by proxy.

 

I know the hot dog and Pepsi one but not the poutine one.

I'm still sad everytime I go there and I want a drink but all they have is Pepsi products.

 

today I was like screw it I want a Coca Cola so bad that I bought a 2 liter and drank it all.

It was so gooood and I am so awful for having no self control.

 

stop gaslighting me

 

today at lunch someone ordered lettuce in their baked potato



the fuck is wrong with people

 

I trust you. Ketchups good on mac n cheese. It's even good dipping broccoli or green beans into it.

 

What should I eat to celebrate today's holiday?

 

Steak frites

 

Nachos

 

Brownies.

 

Create something. That's always fun. Heres an idea..

Wrap a giant slice of pizza around a cheesesteak.

 

Dip that in pancake batter and deep fry it!