Green Bean Casserole News

October 24, 2018 B. John 398 Views 0 Comments Campbells, Casserole, Dorcas Reilly, Green Bean

Well here’s some sad nostalgic news. Dorcas Reilly, the woman who invented one of my favorite dishes, the Green Bean Casserole, died on October 15.

According to an AP report on News Channel 8:

Reilly was a Campbell Soup kitchen supervisor in 1955 when she combined green beans and cream of mushroom soup, topped with crunchy fried onions, for an Associated Press feature. It is the most popular recipe ever to come out of the corporate kitchen at Campbell Soup.

In a 2005 AP interview, she didn’t specifically remember inventing the dish, but having a hand in creating it, as she did many others including tomato soup meatloaf; a tuna noodle casserole; and sloppy Joe-like “souperburgers.”

Who hasn’t had a green bean casserole, especially on the Thanksgiving or Christmas table? There will be a celebration of her life Saturday in Haddonfield, New Jersey, where she lived.

B. John

Records and Content Management consultant who enjoys good stories and good discussion. I have a great deal of interest in politics, religion, technology, gadgets, food and movies, but I enjoy most any topic. I grew up in Kings Mountain, a small N.C. town, graduated from Appalachian State University and have lived in Atlanta, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Dayton and Tampa since then.

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