I know I am getting in late, but there is another history of the dressing.
This one by the Alexandria Bay Chamber of Commerce.

http://www.1000islands.com/castle/oscarotw.htm

This next one gives a couple of recipes.

http://www.pr1000.com/Feature%20Reso...&_dressing.htm

And this link explains the difference between russian and thousand island
dressing.

http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20031218.html

Debbie who would like to believe the Boldt Castle Version of the origin of
Thousand Island Dressing. :-)

"Dimitri" > wrote in message
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> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>> Between Russian Dressing and Thousand Island Dressing? Recipes for each
>> overlap the other with so many of the ingredients that's it's difficult
>> to
>> tell one from the other in many cases. Some histories claim that Russian
>> Dressing was the progenitor of TID.
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>> I make my own version of "something", but I'm not sure which one to call
>> it.
>> Any ideas on the definitive difference
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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> Under common usage very little however thousand Island was invented he
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> http://www.1000islands.com/inn/dressing.htm
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> The overall dressing histories are located he
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> http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/SaladHistory.htm
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> Dimitri
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