How A Post-War Economic Boom Made Tuna Casserole An American Staple - Chowhound

Food Fantasy/Shutterstock When I was a child, whenever my mother began pulling out cans from the pantry along with a bag of egg noodles, I instantly knew what we were having for dinner: tuna casserole. While it wasn't my favorite, I grew to like it and now have a nostalgic fondness for the slippery noodles, earthy cream of mushroom soup, briny tuna, and crunchy potato chip topping. When my mother made it, she was…