Stove Top is a

stuffing Stuffing, filling, or dressing is an edible mixture, often composed of herbs and a starch such as bread, used to fill a cavity in the preparation of another food item. Many foods may be stuffed, including poultry, seafood, and vegetables. A ...

that was introduced by

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in 1972. It is a quick cooking ("instant") stuffing that is available in

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s. Unlike traditional stuffing, Stove Top can be prepared on the stove, in a pot, and can also be prepared in a

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. It is used as a side dish for meals as well as a medium in which some meats (

pork Pork is the culinary name for the meat of the domestic pig (''Sus domesticus''). It is the most commonly consumed meat worldwide, with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 BCE. Pork is eaten both freshly cooked and preserved; ...

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) can be baked. It is sold in boxes and canisters. In 2005 it was reported that

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, which has owned the brand since 1990, sells about 60 million boxes of Stove Top stuffing at

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Invention and patent

Ruth Siems Ruth Miriam Siems (February 20, 1931 – November 13, 2005) was the home economist who created Stove Top Stuffing. A native of Evansville, Indiana, she developed the stuffing, one of General Foods Corp.'s (now Kraft Foods Inc.) top convenienc ...

was the

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who first created the product. Her name was the first listed on United States

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3,870,803 for the product. Her patent was based on a certain size of

bread crumb Bread crumbs or breadcrumbs (regional variants including breading and crispies) consist of crumbled bread of various dryness, sometimes with seasonings added, used for breading or crumbing foods, topping casseroles, stuffing poultry, thicken ...

that makes the rehydration, or addition of water, work. In an interview with the ''

Evansville Courier The ''Evansville Courier & Press'' is a daily newspaper based in Evansville, Indiana. It serves about 30,000 daily and 50,000 Sunday readers. History The ''Evansville Courier'' was founded in 1845 by William Newton, a young attorney. Its first ...

'' in 1991, Siems said the idea for the instant stuffing came from the marketing department, but it was up to the research and development staff to create the product. The test kitchens, the chefs, and all the workers in research and development were given an opportunity to develop the stuffing, but Siems' idea was the one the company chose. The product originated with an idea from Jack Klinge of the marketing department for a stuffing flavored rice and, after that showed promise, Siems developed the bread crumb based dish we came to know as stove top stuffing.

Flavors

There are a variety of flavours, including Chicken, Lower Sodium Chicken, Cornbread, Pork, Beef, Savory

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, Traditional

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, Tomato & Onion, San Francisco

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, Mushroom & Onion, Long Grain & Wild Rice and Roasted Garlic,

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and

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References

External links

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