User:Mattheww1000/Jack White (Salad Dressing Inventor)

Jack White was raised in Detroit, Michigan and soon after serving in World War II he settled down in Williamstown, Vermont. He had four children with Doris Clogston. He invented a salad dressing sold by Maple Grove Farms by the name of Vermont Sweet and Sour.

Early Life

Jack White was born in Portland, Oregon in 1922. He survived through the Great Depression as a child as his family experienced tough times. In 1941, Jack enlisted in the United States Army and fought in World War II. While in the Army he met a man named Bruce Omens.

After The War

When the war ended Jack and Bruce went to New England and decided that they loved Vermont so much that they would live there. While in Vermont, they opened Bruce and Jack's Diner. This was a popular casual dining spot in the small town of Williamstown, Vermont which has a total population of about 600 people. Eventually, Bruce would leave and Jack would go on to develop a great Salad Dressing invention.

The Dressing

Jack created a salad dressing that was essentially a French dressing that used maple sugar and maple vinegar. This "Sweet and Sour dressing" was so popular that word eventually reached Maple Grove Farms. At the time that Jack came up with the idea for this salad dressing Maple Grove Farms was getting interested in the salad dressing industry. Jack had an idea and Maple Grove Farms came to Jack with a deal. Jack made history by selling his salad dressing recipe to Maple Grove Farms for an undisclosed amount. This would be the beginning of a salad dressing empire.

Conclusion

Jack White served his country and created the recipe for the first salad dressing Maple Grove Farms ever sold.Even though he is not well known he made an impact. At the age of 79 Jack White died of a fatal heart attack.