Western Dressing and Catalina Salad

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WESTERN DRESSING AND CATALINA SALAD

CATALINA + SALAD--11,700 Google hits, 1,140 Google Groups hits
WESTERN SALAD DRESSING--154 Google hits, 6 Google Groups hits

I found the following discussion this month on eGullet about "Western Salad
Dressing" and "Catalina Dressing." Will DARE have ass "Western"? Neither is in
William Grimes's new book, EATING YOUR WORDS.


(eGULLET)
http://forums.egullet.com/index.php?showtopic=49537
I spent sometime today with the search box and, to my horror, found that
"western dressing" did not exist in eGullet's forums. How can this be? Are we
truly a world of forum-goers that doesn't like Western dressing? Have we lost our
way with yuzu or grains of paradise not to ever mention Western?

As a fan of the unnaturally-red, sweeeeet, sour, and thick salad dressing, I
decided I must put an end to this tragedy. So I say to all my Western dressing
compatriots, be thou not ashamed. Remember thou recipes that seem like only
the 50s could produce them, e.g., taco salads using Western or London broil
marinated in Western.

Voice your support for this ever useful condiment! Join the Western thread!

This post has been edited by TheMatt on Aug 19 2004, 01:36 PM

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Funny -- I thought I'd never had "Western" dressing before. Now I realize
that I have, in fact. All these years, I was blaming Catalina for that
abomination.
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Janet A. Zimmerman, aka "JAZ"
Site Manager, eGullet.com


(GOOGLE)
http://www.wish-bone.com/productguide/western_original.asp


(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS) ("Western dressing")
    1.  Other 7 -- No Title
Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963). Chicago, Ill.: Nov 16, 1930. p. A1 (2
pages)
         Article image - PDF     Page map    Citation

    2.  Display Ad 25 -- No Title
Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Feb 20, 1942. p.
A8 (1 page)
"THIS SALAD DRESSING'S GOING OVER BIG IN OUR HOUSE. IT'S MADE WITH WESSON OIL
INSTEAD OF IMPORTED OLIVE OIL."

WESTERN DRESSING
(Serves 4)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 cup WESSON OIL
1/4 cup grapefruit juice
Combine first four ingredients in a jar, and blend well. Add grapefruit
juice, cover and shake; add WESSON OIL and shake again thoroughly. Serve with a
simple endive or watercress and lettuce salad.



(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS) ("Catalina Salad")
BARTLETT PEARS ON MARKET, READY TO EAT
MARIAN MANNERS. Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.:
Aug 2, 1953. p. C12 (1 page) :
_Pear Catalina Salad_
3 Bartlett pear halves
   Lemon juice
1 1/2 ounces cream cheese
1 tablespoon red currant jelly
   Lettuce
   Endive
METHOD: Line the salad plate with fresh lettuce. Sprinkle pear halves with
lemon juice. Arrange halves on lettuce rounded side up and with tips of pears
pointing in. In the center of the plate place the cream cheese with the tips of
the pears resting on the top. Spoon the currant jelly over the cream cheese.
Garnish with sprigs of endive and serve with dressing desired. Makes one
individual serving.

Display Ad 55 -- No Title
The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959). Washington, D.C.: Sep 27,
1957. p. C17 (1 page):
KRAFT, NEW
CATALINA DRESSING   8-oz. bot.  35c

Display Ad 177 -- No Title
The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.: May 19, 1977. p.
F14 (1 page):
Kraft Catalina Salad Dressing.....8-oz. jar 69c
(Pantry Pride supermarket ad--ed.)


(WWW.NEWSPAPERARCHIVE.COM) ("Catalina Dressing")
   Daily Register   Thursday, May 23, 1957 Harrisburg, Illinois
...TREET LUNCHEON MEAT KRAFT CATALINA DRESSING KRAFT FRENCH DRESSING
CHESTY.....PICKLES lOc 16-OZ. CAN EMBASSY SALAD DRESSING PILLSBURY FLOUR. DREW FANCY..


   Gettysburg Times     Thursday, June 13, 1957 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
...CHIPPER CRACKERS box wuw Kraft's New CATALINA DRESSING bot. 33c Dulany
Frozen..


 Hammond Times  Sunday, October 06, 1957 Hammond, Indiana
...TIMES Sunday, October 6, 1957 CATALINA DRESSING is the tangy, tasty
DRESSING.....bind." he co Spareribs Kraft CATALINA DRESSING. Marinate spareribs in
the..

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WHERE DID BARRY POPIK GO FOR DINNER?--Green Papaya (Thai) on Sullivan Street
in Greenwich Village, right next to the closed Sullivan Street Theater that
used to house the long-running THE FANTASTIKS. A satisfactory place that you'd
probably travel a few miles for in Minnesota or Wisconsin. In New York City, on
a block with decreasing foot traffic, no one goes. I overheard the diners
next to me say, "I walk by this restaurant all the time and it's always empty.
But I like it."