"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed 23 Nov 2005 09:52:16a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
> Randall?
>
>>
>> "cathy" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> OK, I have never in my life made the green bean casserole (the one
>>> with cream of mushroom soup and fried onions), but I'm doing an
>>> orphan
>>> thanksgiving this year and everyone was ready to revolt when I said
>>> I
>>> wasn't making it.
>>>
>>> So....I guess I gotta make it. Recipe says use canned or frozen
>>> beans.
>>> I loathe canned beans, even for this I won't use them. So I got
>>> frozen
>>> green beans. Here's my question - do I cook the frozen beans before
>>> preparing the casserole? Or just thaw them, or use them frozen?
>>> Which
>>> is it?
>>>
>>> Sigh....the things we do for the people we love....
>>>
>>> Cathy
>>
>> You will not get the taste of the past. At all! This is one dish
>> that
>> you can make that still has that 'ole time flavor' and all the
>> ingredients are available. Why not try it, if only once? It will be
>> a
>> conversation topic for Thanksgivings to come.
>> Dee Dee
>
> Agreed. I've used canned, frozen, and even fresh beans, the latter
> two
> cooked to crisp-tender. I still go back to the canned for the 'ole
> time
> flavor'. I think it's a much tastier dish than most folks want to
> admit.
> The one change to the ingredients I've made a few times and really
> like is
> using the cheddar French fried onions instead of the original.
>
> I don't ordinarily eat canned green beans, but it seems to fit this
> recipe.

So will you share your recipe for this casserole please. I have never
seen it