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Dorcas Reilly, 92, Inventor of Green Bean Casserole, HasPassed
On Wed, 24 Oct 2018, GM wrote:
> Yup...a real great little lady...God Bless her...!!!
>
> https://pix11.com/2018/10/24/dorcas-...erole-is-dead/
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> "HADDONFIELD, N.J. ? The woman who created a Thanksgiving staple enjoyed
> by millions ? the green bean casserole ? has died at age 92.
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> Dorcas Reilly died on Oct. 15 of Alzheimer's disease, said Ken Tomlinson
> of the Hinski-Tomlinson Funeral Home in Haddonfield, New Jersey.
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> Campbell Soup officials said the New Jersey resident was the driving
> force behind the popular dish, made with green beans and cream of
> mushroom soup and topped with crunchy fried onions. The company said it
> is the most popular recipe ever to come out of its corporate kitchen.
> The recipe's website got 2.7 million visits during last year's holidays,
> the company said.
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> The original recipe card was donated to the National Inventors Hall of
> Fame in 2002.
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> "Dorcas was an incredible woman, whose legacy will live on for years to
> come. She will be missed by her Campbell colleagues and all those who
> were impacted by her creativity and generous spirit," the company said
> in a statement.
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> Reilly was a Campbell Soup kitchen supervisor in 1955 when she combined
> the ingredients of the now-legendary green bean casserole for an
> Associated Press feature.
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> In a 2005 AP interview marking the recipe's 50th anniversary, Reilly
> said she didn't remember having a hand in it because the dish was among
> hundreds that were created during her time at Campbell's. She also
> helped create a tomato soup meatloaf, a tuna noodle casserole and Sloppy
> Joe-like "souperburgers."
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> The recipe is still a fixture on soup-can labels and television
> commercials. And Reilly said she always kept the ingredients for the
> casserole on hand in her home ? just in case someone asked her to whip
> one up.
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> Reilly also noted whenever the company held recipe contests, she would
> typically see "homemade" variations of the soup-can recipe for the
> casserole.
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> "It would be Aunt Suzy's or Grandma's," she said.
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> Campbell's officials have said consumers often tell them practically
> anyone ? even novices or bad cooks ? can make a green bean casserole
> because it's so easy to prepare.
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> Reilly worked for Campbell's on and off between the late 1940s and 1988,
> when she retired as manager of the Campbell's kitchen.
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> She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Thomas, and a son and
> daughter. A service will be held Saturday in Haddonfield..."
>
:-(
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