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On this day, July 22, 1926, Dorcas Reilly, the inventor or popularizer of the green bean casserole, was born.
Dorcas Reilly
Dorcas Lillian Bates Reilly (July 22, 1926 – October 15, 2018) was an American chef, homemaker, and inventor. Reilly worked for several years in the Campbell's Test Kitchen creating new recipes. She is best known for popularizing the green bean casserole. Reilly was called the "Grandmother of the Green Bean Bake."
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Dorcas Lillian Bates Reilly (July 22, 1926 – October 15, 2018) was an American chef, homemaker, and inventor. Reilly worked for several years in the Campbell's Test Kitchen creating new recipes. She is best known for popularizing the green bean casserole. Reilly was called the "Grandmother of the Green Bean Bake."
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Tue Jul 23, 2024: On July 22, 1926, Dorcas Reilly, the inventor or popularizer of the green bean casserole, was born.
Hat tip, Cattledog:
Wed Oct 24, 2018,: Woman who created green bean casserole dies at 92
Woman who created green bean casserole dies at 92
HADDONFIELD, N.J. (AP) — 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.
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HADDONFIELD, N.J. (AP) — 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.
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Interesting info though.
Ty for sharing! 
But Campbell's?
That's green bean & onion straw abuse, imo. 
