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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/ > > "HADDONFIELD, N.J. ? The woman who created a Thanksgiving staple enjoyed > by millions ? the green bean casserole ? has died at age 92. > > Dorcas Reilly died on Oct. 15 of Alzheimer's disease, said Ken Tomlinson > of the Hinski-Tomlinson Funeral Home in Haddonfield, New Jersey. > > 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. > > The original recipe card was donated to the National Inventors Hall of > Fame in 2002. > > "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. > > 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. > > 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." > > 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. > > Reilly also noted whenever the company held recipe contests, she would > typically see "homemade" variations of the soup-can recipe for the > casserole. > > "It would be Aunt Suzy's or Grandma's," she said. > > 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. > > Reilly worked for Campbell's on and off between the late 1940s and 1988, > when she retired as manager of the Campbell's kitchen. > > 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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