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[edit] Nashua newspaper reference

In the Nashua, NH sunday newspaper there is an article about the origins of Russian Dressing:

One man’s recipe changed the taste of salads around the nation
By DEAN SHALHOUP, Telegraph Staff
dshalhoup@nashuatelegraph.com

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070610/NEWS01/206100367/-1/XML07

The basic points: James E. Colburn, a New Hampshire, USA food distributor and caterer invented it sometime before 1924. The article references the 1927 version of "New Hampshire -- A History" by Hobart Pillsbury.

Quoting the newspaper article which quotes the book:

“Its wide acceptance by people in large numbers . . . assured the prosperity of Mr. Colburn,” reports 
a passage in  author Hobart Pillsbury’s 1927 “New Hampshire – A History,” a compilation of biographies
of leading New Hampshire residents.

“He disposed of” – meaning sold – “the dressing to the largest hotels and most important retail dealers
throughout the country, and very soon, there was such an eager demand for the product that its production
and marketing constituted a considerable portion of Mr. Colburn’s business,” Pillsbury wrote.

MarcN 17:34, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Russian dressing on a Reuben

It should be noted that many people in the NYC area refer to Thousand Island dressing as "Russian." This is probably why it is said to be put on a Reuben sandwich, since I've never seen the commercial version of Russian dressing anywhere except at Arby's. Also, the page on Thousand Island says that early Russian dressing recipes were similar to Thousand Island.72.78.157.207 (talk) 15:32, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Confusion with à la russe

The history sections states: "Some claim that the dressing's name originated in the fact that the condiment in those days typically included caviar, a food associated with Russia". I suspect this alludes to the classic French culinary style à la russe (in the Russian style), which includes a sauce made with mayonnaise blended with other ingredients, including caviar. It does not include tomato and, except for its name, has nothing in common with US Russian dressing described here. 86.142.40.24 (talk) 23:23, 22 February 2008 (UTC)