Subj : Copycat Kraft Thousand I
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Mon Aug 04 2025 13:04:03

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
 DD> also the builder of Boldt Castle on nearby Heart Island. Equally
 DD> impressed with its flavor, Mr. Boldt directed his world famous maitre
 DD> d', Oscar Tschirky, to put this dressing from the 1000 Islands on the

Heart Island wasn't originally heart shaped. When Boldt bought the
island, he had it reconfigured with extra dirt, etc to make it a heart
shape. He had the castle started as a gift for his wife but when she
unexpectedly died (I believe. in 1904). he immediatly had all work
stopped on it. It was left in that condition until the mid 1970s when
the state of NY bought it and started restoring (first 2 floors are
finished, still working--as of 2023--on the 3rd floor. State is using
money from toll roads for it. It's quite impressive, even unfinished, as
are the out buildings, especially the power plant. We toured it in 2023,
plan to visit the Singer (as in sewing machines) castle on a nearby
island next time we visit the area.

 DD> hotel's menu at once. In doing so Oscar earned credit for
 introducing DD> the dressing to the "world."" cribbed from: DD>
 https://tinyurl.com/1000IS-LAND

It's my dressing of choice for a salad. (G)


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