When Was Ranch Dressing Invented
In 1972 clorox took over the hidden valley ranch.
When was ranch dressing invented. The dressing really took off in 1983 when despite high dairy content clorox came up with a shelf stable bottled version that was good for up to 150 days. Steve henson is the man behind this dressing perfection. In 1983 clorox developed a non refrigerated version of bottled ranch dressing which has become very popular.
In fact henson moved to california and purchased a ranch he called hidden valley ranch which made the now famous dressing a staple. The hensons opened this ranch in 1954 and visitors came to enjoy horseback riding and taking in the scenery. History tells us ranch dressing was created in 1949 by a plumber turned cowboy in alaska.
The creators of ranch dressing are gayle and steve henson from a dude ranch outside santa barbara california. In the late 1980s ranch started to. In the early 1950s plumber steve henson developed what is now known as ranch dressing while working as a contractor for three years in the remote alaskan bush.