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A baked green bean casserole topped with crispy fried onions, partially served with a metal spoon in a white oval dish.

Green bean casserole was invented in 1955, but it’s not the dish it used to be

Green bean casserole started decades ago with canned green beans, when Campbell’s home economists in Camden, New Jersey, answered an Associated Press reporter’s call for a side dish made from common pantry ingredients.

A martini in a stemmed glass garnished with a cocktail pick holding a pickle, an olive, and a pearl onion, with a bottle of clear liquor in the background.

Pickles are everywhere, including trending cocktails

The salty liquid that turns a cucumber into a pickle also shows up in other places, including tasty cocktails.

A bowl of tomato soup topped with basil next to a grilled cheese sandwich cut in half, a classic example of American food pairings.

Grilled cheese and tomato soup are just the beginning of America’s most iconic food pairings

Cooks keep putting new twists on the classics, and several of the pairings are still changing.

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