On Wed 23 Nov 2005 12:23:07p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Elaine
Parrish?

>
> On 23 Nov 2005, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> 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 i s using the cheddar French fried onions instead of the
>> original.
>>
>> I don't ordinarily eat canned green beans, but it seems to fit this
>> recip e.
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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>> A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!
>>
>
> Yeah, I agree, too. I like the canned cut green beans (instead of the
> "french style). It's been so long since I've seen the original recipe,
> that I don't recall what it says. I fry several pieces of bacon until
> crisp, saute my onions in the drippings, toss in the beans, and a can of
> chopped water chestnuts and coat well with the bacon, toss in the
> crumbled bacon and the soup and turn into a baking dish. I don't add my
> fried onions until the last 10 minutes or so of baking.
>
> Elaine, too
>
>

Oh, that sounds like a great variation. Saved for the next time!

Thanks, Elaine

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!