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41. Nope, 1950's. Invented in Campbell's test kitchens.

Reply to LisaM (Reply #35)

Tue Nov 19, 2019, 03:52 PM

Nov 2019

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/remembering-dorcas-reilly-inventor-green-bean-casserole-180970635/

The economy was booming and all kinds of consumer conveniences were hitting the market. All kinds of curious recipes were developed in General Foods, Kraft, and Campbell's test kitchens at that time, as corps pushed their products and destroyed many home cooking traditions in the process.

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Nope, 1950's. Invented in Campbell's test kitchens. eppur_se_muova Nov 2019 #41

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