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About This Quiz
It's not just the food you eat on a cold winter day, or the goopy part of tuna noodle casserole. Cream of mushroom soup has a long history and a special place in the American kitchen. Find out just how much you know about America's favorite creamy soup with this quiz.
What is the typical shelf life of a can of condensed cream of mushroom soup?
6 months
12 months
5 years
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Most soup companies suggest a shelf life of no more than 12 months for a can of cream of mushroom soup.
What popular holiday side dish, topped with crispy french fried onions, features cream of mushroom soup?
sweet potato casserole
green bean casserole
stuffing
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No holiday get-together would be complete without a large helping of green bean casserole. Is it popular because it's so easy to make, or is the soup just that delicious? We may never know.
The Campbell Soup Company first introduced its canned cream of mushroom soup in what year?
1934
1944
1954
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Campbell's Soup released cream of mushroom at the same time as its popular chicken noodle soup, in 1934. Both remain two of the company's best-selling soups.
True of False: Astronauts have been know to dine on freeze-dried versions of cream of mushroom soup.
true
false
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Even astronauts can take a taste of home with them beyond our atmosphere. After rehydrating it with water, astronauts have been known to chow down on cream of mushroom soup.
The Campbell Soup Company once claimed it sold this much cream of mushroom soup each year just to make green bean casserole.
$2 million
$20 million
$200 million
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Campbell's once estimated its sales of cream of mushroom soup just to make green bean casserole at around $20 million. That's a lot of delicious side dishes!
True or False: The United States exports more mushrooms than it imports.
true
false
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Americans love their mushrooms. The U.S. exported around 34 million pounds of mushrooms in 2009, but imported 324 million pounds, according to the USDA.
True or False: It's only technically "cream of mushroom soup" if it comes in a can.
true
false
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Cream of mushroom soup was around long before it was ever canned. There are many great recipes to help you make an at-home version. However, the popularity of the soup is in part due to the convenience of using canned versions.
During which two months of the year are sales of cream of mushroom soup the greatest?
February and November
November and December
June and July
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It's no surprise that, due to the popularity of holiday side dishes containing this soup, November and December are the two busiest months for cream of mushroom soup manufacturers.
Since it's Campbell's third-best-selling variety of soup, the company spends a lot of advertising dollars to get you to buy cream of mushroom soup. In 2006, how much did Campbell's spend advertising just cream of mushroom soup?
$22 million
$34 million
$56 million
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$22 million? That's a lot of advertising dollars spent on something we already know we love!
Because it's so commonly used in casseroles, which are a staple at church potlucks, cream of mushroom soup has gained this nickname in some parts of the country:
Presbyterian glue
Methodist sauce
Lutheran binder
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The soup does such a great job of "binding" the ingredients together in casseroles that this name just stuck.
