Salad cream

Salad cream

Heinz Salad Cream
Type Salad dressing
Place of origin United Kingdom
Creator Heinz
Main ingredients Oil, water, egg yolks, spirit vinegar
Cookbook: Salad cream  Media: Salad cream

Salad cream is a creamy, pale yellow condiment based on an emulsion of about 25–50 percent oil in water, emulsified by egg yolk and acidulated by spirit vinegar. It may include other ingredients such as sugar, mustard, salt, thickener, spices, flavouring and colouring.[1] It was introduced in the United Kingdom in the 1920s,[2] where it is used as a salad dressing and a sandwich spread. Due to the higher cost of ingredients during periods of rationing in the United Kingdom a flavour similar to mayonnaise was achieved in the creation of salad cream.

Brands

In the United Kingdom, it has been produced by companies including H. J. Heinz Company and Crosse & Blackwell. Heinz Salad Cream was the first brand developed exclusively for the United Kingdom market. When first created in the Harlesden (London) kitchens of Heinz in 1914 the preparation was done by hand. The jars were packed in straw-lined barrels—12 dozen in each. The work schedule was 180 dozen jars a day, with a halfpenny a dozen bonus if the workforce could beat the target.[3]

Salad cream is available in most supermarkets in Canada, Ireland and Malta, as well as in Australia, where its taste may closely resemble that of "mayonnaise" as it is produced in that country.[4]

Salad cream was not readily available in the United States until the 21st century (though Miracle Whip provided a similar, if thicker alternative); however, with the large population of British expatriates, especially in the Northeast, it is becoming more common. Apart from many expat stores, major retail supermarket chains such as New York-based Wegmans,[5] Maine-based Hannaford , Massachusetts-based Stop and Shop, Florida-based Publix, California-based Cost Plus World Markets[6] and Michigan-based Meijer[7] now sell salad cream as a regular item. Many supermarkets sell national and store brands of salad dressing which resemble salad cream.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Food Industries Manual - M.D. Ranken, Christopher G J Baker, R.C. Kill - Google Books. Books.google.co.uk. 1997-02-28. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
  2. ↑ "Ministry of Food.—statutory rules and orders - Analyst (RSC Publishing)". Rsc.org. 1945-01-01. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
  3. ↑ "Salad Cream". Heinz. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
  4. ↑ "Does mayonaise in australia taste like salad cream?". British Expats. 2006-07-30. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
  5. ↑ "Heinz Salad Cream (Wegman's)". Wegman's. 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Heinz Salad Cream (Cost Plus World Market)". Cost Plus World Market. 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Heinz Salad Cream (Meijer)". Meijer, Inc. 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.

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