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In 1949, Thayer, Nebraska native Steve Henson (1918–2007) moved with his wife to the Anchorage, Alaska, area, where he worked as a plumbing contractor. While there, he invented a new salad dressing. Ranch dressing is a savory, creamy American salad dressing usually made from buttermilk, salt, garlic, onion, mustard, herbs (commonly chives, parsley and dill), and spices (commonly pepper, paprika and ground mustard seed) mixed into a sauce based on mayonnaise or another oil emulsion. Sour cream and yogurt are sometimes used in addition to, or as a substitute for, buttermilk and mayonnaise. During the 1990s, Hidden Valley had three child-oriented variations of ranch dressing: pizza, nacho cheese, and taco flavors. [5] [6]
Over 50 years ago, a Nebraska-born entrepreneur settled in Santa Barbara, California where he founded the hidden valley ranch. Guests came to enjoy the great outdoors and wholesome home-cooked meals. They were especially fond on the salads topped with a buttermilk dressing, lovingly prepared by the proprietor using fresh heerbs and spices - the Original Ranch Dressing. Today you can still enjoy the same great taste.Mahon specifically noted that Hidden Valley Ranch and Waples-Platter had no dispute with each other, though he also noted that Hidden Valley Ranch was simultaneously suing General Foods in a separate federal case in California. The only issue before the Texas federal district court was that Waples-Platter was disputing the right of other American food manufacturers to compete against Hidden Valley Ranch by using the label "ranch style". [12] See also [ edit ] Ragland, Gigi (June 1, 2022). "At This Albuquerque Restaurant, the Flavors of New Mexico's 19 Pueblos Come Together". Condé Nast Traveler . Retrieved March 4, 2023.
In the Southwestern United States, there is a variant from New Mexican cuisine called "green chile ranch" which adds green New Mexico chile pepper as an ingredient. [7] [8] Restaurant chains like Dion's produce and sell green chile ranch, as do others in the region. [9] [10] [11] Trademark lawsuit [ edit ] a b c d Koerner, Brendan (2005-08-05). "Ranch Dressing. Why do Americans love it so much?". Slate Magazine. ISSN 1091-2339 . Retrieved 2023-09-27.
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Ranch has been the best-selling salad dressing in the United States since 1992, when it overtook Italian. [1] It is also popular in the United States and Canada as a dip, and as a flavoring for potato chips and other foods. In 2017, 40% of Americans named ranch as their favorite dressing, according to a study by the Association for Dressings and Sauces. [2] History [ edit ] Scinto, Maria (November 13, 2022). "These Are America's Best Restaurants For Celebrating Thanksgiving". Tasting Table . Retrieved March 4, 2023.
People rushing Dion's for new green chile ranch". KRQE NEWS 13. August 29, 2017 . Retrieved March 4, 2023. Manufacturing of the mix was later moved to San Jose, then Colorado, and then to Sparks, Nevada in 1972. [3] [4] Ingredients: M altodextrin, Buttermilk ( milk), Salt, MonosodiumGlutamate, G arlic*, Onion*, Lactic Acid ( milk), Calcium Lactate ( milk), Spices, Citric Acid, C alciumStearate, Artificial Flavour, XanthanGum, Carboxymethylcellulose, G uarGum, Natural Flavour. May contain soya, mustard TV Ad: Pizza, Taco & Nacho Cheese Flavored Ranch Dressing by Hidden Valley (Television advertisement). 1993. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. a b c Brown, Gerald L.; Dell, Robert F.; Davis, Ray L.; Duff, Richard H. (May–June 2002). "Optimizing Plant-Line Schedules and an Application at Hidden Valley Manufacturing Company". Interfaces. Catonsville, MD: The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. 32 (3): 1–14. doi: 10.1287/inte.32.3.1.44. ISSN 0092-2102. S2CID 15375294 . Retrieved 14 March 2020.In 1975, Waples-Platter, the Texas-based manufacturer of Ranch Style Beans, sued Kraft Foods and General Foods for trademark infringement for their "ranch style" products, even though Waples-Platter had declined to enter the salad dressing market itself over concerns about rapid spoilage.