Of course it's sad to hear of anyone dying, but now I have a name to blame for (IMO) the nastiest dish ever created.


The woman who created a Thanksgiving staple — the green bean casserole — enjoyed by millions 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 topped with crunchy fried onions. The company said it is the most popular recipe ever to come out of its corporate kitchen.

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.

Reilly worked for Campbell's on and off between the late 1940s and 1988, when she retired as manager of the Campbell's kitchen.


https://www.foxnews.com/food-d...casserole-dies-at-92

Yep, Hate green bean casserole. Long live funeral potatoes!

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Originally posted by olfuzzy:
but now I have a name to blame for (IMO) the nastiest dish ever created.

Whaaaaat? it's just not Thanksgiving without a good green bean casserole!

Let me guess, you've only had the kind made with the (already) overcooked canned green beans and then it gets baked into a mush?

I love the kind made with frozen french cut green beans or fresh ones, and with a bit of cheese added too. The original version is a bit bland/boring.

Her casket:

yum yum. made right it is delicious imho. Thanks you man'am

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Originally posted by kz1000:
Her casket:

So Corning.

It’s actually pretty good. I’m surprised I like it...but if done right, the texture and savory flavor goes well with turkey.

There are few foods on Earth I like less than green beans in any form.

(throws up in mouth)

My parents awakened my unbreakable will by trying to get me to eat the nasty things.

My wife makes a variation of this that gets high praise every time it's served. The only things that are common with the original recipe are the soup and the beans. She adds sautéed onions and button mushrooms plus some spices. Mummm, I'm ready for some right now.

Jim

She may have invented it but Alton Brown perfected it...

It is worth the effort to cook it like he does.

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green bean casserole

"I'll take "Food I've Never Willingly Eaten" for 500, Alex."

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Originally posted by mark_a:
She may have invented it but Alton Brown perfected it...

It is worth the effort to cook it like he does.

My wifes recipe is very close to Paula Deans recipe she says. Use that as a start. Very, very good.

Jim

YUMM. You could put cream of mushroom on a turd and it would be good.

My step-son's favorite dish - his mom can never make too much for him.

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Originally posted by kz1000:
Her casket:

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The family decided to go with cremation and chose a more traditional vessel:

Well, RIP to the old girl, but I am not down for anything made with canned "cream-of-whatever" soup. That stuff is foul.

Canned green beans are nasty, too.

Come to think of it, the onion thingies come from a can, too.

Too many canned ingredients.

I should try the Alton Brown version - no canned soup, a homemade sauce, and fresh beans.

Was she Lutheran?

"I come from a line of Lutherans with Michigan roots. And if there was any chance three or more of us got together, along with the "Come Lord Jesus" prayer, you can bet somebody also had a dish of green bean casserole with them.

In fact, I think there's a recipe tucked inside my old confirmation handbook right next to the “Apostle's Creed.”"

From: Ode to the green bean casserole

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Originally posted by 46and2:
There are few foods on Earth I like less than green beans in any form.

(throws up in mouth)

My parents awakened my unbreakable will by trying to get me to eat the nasty things.

That's how I feel about beets.

As for green beans, I love them in any form, but especially fresh ones cooked with ham hock or a little fat back. I like green bean casserole as long as the beans aren't mushy.

On a slightly related note, do Yankees bring casseroles to the grieving family when someone passes away? What casserole do you take to the family of the casserole queen?

I never knew we had so many snobs on SF

25 families go to a Pot Luck dinner. For certain, there will be 20 Green Bean Casseroles.