R.I.P. Ruth; we hardly knew ye.

Thanksgiving is over, but millions of Americans enjoying leftovers today may have Ruth Siems to thank for the stuffing.

Siems, a retired home economist who invented Stove Top Stuffing for General Foods three decades ago, died of a heart attack Nov. 13 at her home in Newburgh, Ind., her family said. She was 74.

Ms. Seims will be interred after being diced into uniform cubes, sauteed in butter then suffed into the carcass of a very large land fowl.