The origin of the dressing is disputed. The
Olympic Club in
Seattle,
The Davenport Hotel in
Spokane, Washington, Solari's Restaurant,
Bergez-Frank's Old Poodle Dog Restaurant and the
St. Francis Hotel in
San Francisco, and the Bohemian in
Portland all claim to be the home of the dressing, with the invention in either the 1900s or 1910s. In all cases, the original salad was made with
Dungeness crab. From
The American Heritage Cookbook published 1964: • mayonnaise • chili sauce • 2 Tbsp finely diced or grated onion • 2 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped fine • A pinch or two of cayenne • heavy cream, whipped The first five ingredients are combined and the whipped cream folded in. ==References==