On Sun 17 Apr 2005 10:37:18p, Charlotte L. Blackmer wrote in
rec.food.cooking:

> In article >,
> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
> [tuna noodle casserole]
>
>>Hey, I love "that crud" but haven't made it for a couple years at
>>least. Never think to do it. And I never topped mine with anything.
>>Mom didn't. :-0)
>
> THIS is the really important rule, I think.
>
> My mom didn't top hers with anything. And she used gobs of extra sharp
> cheddar. And she always served pickles and carrot sticks with it. I do
> a variant on hers, but I follow these rules the once or twice a year I
> make it.
>
>>She did make it once, though, without adding the tuna. No one
>>noticed. :-0)
>
> It could easily be missed, for sure.
>
> Charlotte

Mom's was pretty standard; a can of cream of mushroom soup, half a can of
whole milk, 2 cans of tuna, well-drained, 1 cup of thawed frozed peas, 2
cups or so of cooked noodles, and crushed potato chips for the top.

The only thing "non-standard" thing she did was always use rotini noodles.
To me, it just isn't the same without them.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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