9 Old-School Salad Dressings We Don't See People Eating Anymore - Tasting Table

Many beloved vintage salad dressings have disappeared from stores but remain vivid in memory. People search online and recall grandmother's potluck recipes, yet commercial bottles and home recipes are often difficult to find. Many vintage dressings share ingredients and flavor profiles with modern dressings, making them possible to recreate at home. Recreating these blends requires pantry staples like oil, vinegar, sugar, mustard, and spices. Celery seed dressing exemplifies a vintage style: an emulsion resembling a vinaigrette with oil, vinegar, sugar, dry mustard, onion, and celery seeds that add grassy, slightly bitter notes and crunchy texture.

All good things must come to an end. Or so the saying goes. Some might say that about beloved salad dressings that seem to have disappeared for no apparent reason. There are entire internet threads dedicated to finding old-timey dressings - either the store-bought ones in bottles and jars, or the ones grandma made for every potluck. To no avail. These dressings weren't just tasty for many people; thinking about them conjures warm, wonderful memories.

The good news is you might be able to recreate your favorite antiquated dressings in your own kitchen. Many of the blends below are quite similar to dressings we currently enjoy. Perhaps these vintage dressings were inspiration, a springboard for future salad dressing creations. Today's cherished salad dressings use comparable ingredients to those from the past, which means they clearly stood the test of time.

Although often called "creamy" celery seed dressing, this emulsion is more like a vinaigrette than a creamy sauce. The main components of the dressing are oil, vinegar, sugar, dry mustard, onion, and, of course, celery seeds. The mixture is both tangy and sweet, with little specks of celery seeds in every bite. The celery seeds not only add earthy, grassy notes, but they're slightly bitter - more reminiscent of the aromatic celery leaves than the milder stalks. The seeds also add texture and a delightful crunch.

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