![]() ![]() They said it looked like a recipe for Thousand Island dressing.īenas later traced the recipe back to a woman named Sophia Lalonde. He opened a safe in the back of the restaurant one day in 1972. He said he found the recipe for the dressing when he bought the Thousand Islands Inn in the village of Clayton. WRVO News Alan Benas claims he found a similar sheet of paper with Sophia Lelonde’s Thousand Island Dressing recipe in a safe after purchasing the Thousand Islands Inn in Clayton, NY.īenas claims there’s another story out there that he can back up with documents. “If you’ve ever been on a tour boat you know not all you hear is fact.” ![]() “As a native to the Thousand Islands, it’s always been the accepted story of Thousand Island Dressing,” he said.Īllen Benas said the story linking the dressing to Boldt is just a marketing ploy. Sandford said this is the story visitors will hear touring the castle. Boldt later put it on his menu at his famous hotel. According to legend, he whipped up a dressing out of mayonnaise, ketchup, pickle relish, and a hard-boiled egg. “The real story, and the true story, regarding Thousand Island dressing is when George Boldt and his wife Louise were out on a Sunday afternoon cruise on one of the steam yachts,” said Sanford.īoldt’s chef, Oscar Tschirky was preparing their Sunday lunch with whatever he had in the steam yacht’s kitchen. He said the couple loved the Thousand Islands so much they named a salad dressing after it. Boldt later put the dressing on the menu at his famous hotel. WRVO News (file photo) Shane Sanford, who manages Boldt Castle, says a chef created Thousand Island dressing while preparing lunch for George and Louise Boldt on their steam yacht.
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