String / Green Bean Casserole Summary

This American holiday favorite was invented by a woman in the Campbell’s Company (soup) testing kitchen in my home state of New Jersey. The testing kitchen was in Camden, New Jersey and it existed to create recipe pamphlets to promote Campbell’s products. This recipe came to our family through my Father’s Grandmother, Florence Hanaway Croddick. It was tradition in the Croddick family to make this for most holidays including Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving. The ingredients could all be purchased in advance since they are all non-perishables. My father then carried on this tradition and makes green bean casserole for major holidays as well. Our family likes to add extra French’s onions because we like the crunch that they provide. This family favorite is usually one of the first dishes to be finished. In recent years, my father made double batches so we had leftovers for the next day. When I made this recipe, my dogs woke up from the smell when it was baking in the oven.