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Which company test kitchen created green bean casserole for holiday tables in 1955?
Home economist Dorcas Reilly devised the six-ingredient recipe to sell more Campbell cream of mushroom soup.
What frozen cocktail do blenders mix from tequila, lime juice, and ice?
Crushed ice thickens the mix into a slush, which is why bars adopted high-powered blenders for frozen margaritas.
Which inventor developed the early steam-pressure cooker known as Papin's digester?
The 17th-century digester trapped steam to raise water's boiling point, making the device an early ancestor of modern pressure cookers.
What material formed original 1950s TV dinner trays?
Aluminum spread oven heat evenly and held its shape around the frozen compartments.
What sound tells cooks a stovetop kettle has boiled?
Forcing steam through small spout holes makes the whistle, so cooks hear boiling from another room.
What was the brand name of the first affordable countertop microwave sold by Amana in 1967?
Amana introduced the countertop Radarange in 1967 at 495 dollars for a standard kitchen outlet.
What does the clear knob on an electric percolator lid reveal about the coffee?
Watching the bubbling liquid darken helps cooks stop percolating before the coffee turns bitter.
Which bandleader lent his name to the Waring blender of the 1940s?
Waring backed inventor Fred Osius in the 1930s and marketed the mixer under his own famous name.
Which country produces Le Creuset enameled cast-iron casserole pots?
Le Creuset has cast its Flame-orange pots in northern France since 1925, coating iron with enamel.
Which company introduced the first TV dinner in the United States in 1953?
Swanson sold the first aluminum-tray TV dinner in 1953 with turkey and peas for 98 cents.