Ranch dressing mix

On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Ranch has been the best-selling salad dressing in the United States since 1992, when ranch dressing mix overtook Italian. Anchorage, Alaska, area, where he worked for three years in the remote Alaskan bush. Endeavoring to keep his work crews happy, he invented a new salad dressing called Ranch.

Henson began selling the packages by mail for 75 cents apiece, and eventually devoted every room in his home to the operation. By the mid-1960s, the guest ranch itself had closed, but Henson’s “ranch dressing” mail order business was thriving. By the early 1970s, Henson realized that the operation was too big to keep running it at the ranch, which remained its corporate headquarters. Kraft Foods and General Foods responded by introducing similar dry seasoning packets labeled as “ranch style”.

Meanwhile, Clorox reformulated the Hidden Valley Ranch dressing several times to make it more convenient for consumers. The first change was to include buttermilk flavoring in the seasoning, meaning much less expensive regular milk could be used to mix the dressing instead. During the 1980s, ranch became a common snack food flavor, starting with Cool Ranch Doritos in 1987, and Hidden Valley Ranch Wavy Lay’s in 1994. During the 1990s, Hidden Valley had three child-oriented variations of ranch dressing: pizza, nacho cheese, and taco flavors. Ranch dressing is produced by many manufacturers, including Hidden Valley, Kroger, Ken’s, Kraft, Litehouse, Marie’s, Newman’s Own, and Wish-Bone. Why do Americans love it so much? Ranch Dressing Originated in Santa Barbara’s Mountains”.

Optimizing Plant-Line Schedules and an Application at Hidden Valley Manufacturing Company”. A Look Back at Hidden Valley Ranch’s 10 Biggest Milestones”. Look up ranch dressing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. This article is about a type of land use and method of raising livestock. For information on people who handle cattle on ranches, see Cowboy.

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. View of the Grant-Kohrs Ranch near Deer Lodge, Montana. Ranches generally consist of large areas, but may be of nearly any size. In the western United States, many ranches are a combination of privately owned land supplemented by grazing leases on land under the control of the federal Bureau of Land Management or the United States Forest Service. Ranches that cater exclusively to tourists are called guest ranches or, colloquially, “dude ranches”.