 Heinz Salad Cream | |
| Type | Salad dressing, also used as a sauce |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[1][2] |
| Created by | Heinz |
| Main ingredients | Oil, water, egg yolks, spirit vinegar |
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 is somewhat similar in composition to mayonnaise, but mayonnaise is made with oil as its main constituent whereas salad cream is based on vinegar and water. Both salad cream and mayonnaise usually include other ingredients such as sugar, mustard, salt, thickener, spices, flavouring and colouring.[3] The first ready-made commercial product was introduced in the United Kingdom in 1914,[1] where it is used as a salad dressing and a sandwich spread.
Historically, salad cream, often mentioned in Victorian sources, consisted of "hard-boiled eggs puréed with cream, mustard, salt and vinegar".[4]
- ^ a b "Ministry of Food.—statutory rules and orders - Analyst (RSC Publishing)". Rsc.org. 1945-01-01. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
- ^ Corcoran, Caroline (2014-06-05). "Heinz Salad Cream celebrates its 100th anniversary next week - but is". The Independent. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ^ Ranken, M. D.; Baker, Christopher G. J.; Kill, Ronald C.; Kill, R. C. (1997-02-28). Food Industries Manual - M.D. Ranken, Christopher G J Baker, R.C. Kill - Google Books. ISBN 9780751404043. Retrieved 2015-08-14.
- ^ Flanders, Judith, The Victorian House: Domestic Life from Childbirth to Deathbed, p. 231, 2003, Harper Perennial, ISBN 0007131895