green bean casserole - The Aftermath

In article <[email hidden]>,

cathy said:

Well, I did as everyone suggested, got the canned, french cut beans,
put it all together as per the recipe and it was a big hit. The only
dish on the table there weren't any leftovers of.

I still think it looked and tasted like an awful grey-green mess, but
my guests were happy. I guess it's like comfort food, something you
grew up with and strongly associate with happy memories, and it has to
be that precise combination of flavors for it to work.

Since I don't have that association of the dish with childhood
memories, well, it didn't work for me. I don't get it. I think my
green beans sauteed with ham and garlic would have been much tastier,
but that's not what its about, I guess.

I love that green bean casserole! A Thanksgiving dinner with my family
demands that casserole as much as it does, turkey! You're correct, that
green bean casserole definitely is comfort food, but it tastes good too.

On Fri 25 Nov 2005 10:34:00p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Shawn Hirn?

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

cathy said:

Well, I did as everyone suggested, got the canned, french cut beans,
put it all together as per the recipe and it was a big hit. The only
dish on the table there weren't any leftovers of.

I still think it looked and tasted like an awful grey-green mess, but
my guests were happy. I guess it's like comfort food, something you
grew up with and strongly associate with happy memories, and it has to
be that precise combination of flavors for it to work.

Since I don't have that association of the dish with childhood
memories, well, it didn't work for me. I don't get it. I think my
green beans sauteed with ham and garlic would have been much tastier,
but that's not what its about, I guess.

I love that green bean casserole! A Thanksgiving dinner with my family
demands that casserole as much as it does, turkey! You're correct, that
green bean casserole definitely is comfort food, but it tastes good too.

I have a friend who is practically traumatized by the fried onions going
soft and mushy in the baking process.

What she does... She only uses 1/3 to 1/2 cup milk with the mushroom soup.
She uses whole cut beans, mixes them with the soup mixture and bakes them
without the onions in a larger casserole with "stirring room". As soon as
they're bubbling hot, she mixes in the fried onions, arranges in a serving
casserole, tops with remaining fried onions and bakes only 5 more minutes.
Even the fried onions that are mixed in still have some crispness in them.

I like the stuff, as long as it's not too "soupy".

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

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In article <[email hidden]>,

cathy said:

Well, I did as everyone suggested, got the canned, french cut beans,
put it all together as per the recipe and it was a big hit. The only
dish on the table there weren't any leftovers of.

I still think it looked and tasted like an awful grey-green mess, but
my guests were happy. I guess it's like comfort food, something you
grew up with and strongly associate with happy memories, and it has to
be that precise combination of flavors for it to work.

Since I don't have that association of the dish with childhood
memories, well, it didn't work for me. I don't get it. I think my
green beans sauteed with ham and garlic would have been much tastier,
but that's not what its about, I guess.

I love that green bean casserole! A Thanksgiving dinner with my family
demands that casserole as much as it does, turkey! You're correct, that
green bean casserole definitely is comfort food, but it tastes good too.

I love it, too. I don't know why. I made it this year and I'm so glad my
husband had only about a forkful because it means more leftovers for me!
I'll even eat the leftovers cold. I don't care. :~)

kili

On Sat 26 Nov 2005 01:20:08a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it kilikini?

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In article <[email hidden]>, cathy

Quoted message said:

Well, I did as everyone suggested, got the canned, french cut beans,
put it all together as per the recipe and it was a big hit. The only
dish on the table there weren't any leftovers of.

I still think it looked and tasted like an awful grey-green mess, but
my guests were happy. I guess it's like comfort food, something you
grew up with and strongly associate with happy memories, and it has
to be that precise combination of flavors for it to work.

Since I don't have that association of the dish with childhood
memories, well, it didn't work for me. I don't get it. I think my
green beans sauteed with ham and garlic would have been much tastier,
but that's not what its about, I guess.

I love that green bean casserole! A Thanksgiving dinner with my family
demands that casserole as much as it does, turkey! You're correct, that
green bean casserole definitely is comfort food, but it tastes good
too.

I love it, too. I don't know why. I made it this year and I'm so glad
my husband had only about a forkful because it means more leftovers for
me! I'll even eat the leftovers cold. I don't care. :~)

I was home alone today. For lunch I had cornbread dressing with gravy,
candied yams, green bean casserole, caramelized onions, and cranberry
sauce. I enjoyed it so much that I had a repeat of it for dinner. David
had turkey and mashed potatoes with gravy, and peas and carrots. We both
had some of the leftover rolls and pumpkin pie.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

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I was home alone today. For lunch I had cornbread dressing with
gravy,
candied yams, green bean casserole, caramelized onions, and cranberry
sauce. I enjoyed it so much that I had a repeat of it for dinner.
David
had turkey and mashed potatoes with gravy, and peas and carrots. We
both
had some of the leftover rolls and pumpkin pie.

<G>

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On Sat 26 Nov 2005 01:20:08a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it kilikini?

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In article <[email hidden]>, cathy
<[email hidden]> wrote:

> Well, I did as everyone suggested, got the canned, french cut beans,
> put it all together as per the recipe and it was a big hit. The only
> dish on the table there weren't any leftovers of.
>
> I still think it looked and tasted like an awful grey-green mess, but
> my guests were happy. I guess it's like comfort food, something you
> grew up with and strongly associate with happy memories, and it has
> to be that precise combination of flavors for it to work.
>
> Since I don't have that association of the dish with childhood
> memories, well, it didn't work for me. I don't get it. I think my
> green beans sauteed with ham and garlic would have been much tastier,
> but that's not what its about, I guess.

I love that green bean casserole! A Thanksgiving dinner with my family
demands that casserole as much as it does, turkey! You're correct, that
green bean casserole definitely is comfort food, but it tastes good
too.

I love it, too. I don't know why. I made it this year and I'm so glad
my husband had only about a forkful because it means more leftovers for
me! I'll even eat the leftovers cold. I don't care. :~)

I was home alone today. For lunch I had cornbread dressing with gravy,
candied yams, green bean casserole, caramelized onions, and cranberry
sauce. I enjoyed it so much that I had a repeat of it for dinner. David
had turkey and mashed potatoes with gravy, and peas and carrots. We both
had some of the leftover rolls and pumpkin pie.

--

Aren't leftovers yummy? I asked my husband yesterday morning how he wanted
his eggs for breakfast. He went eggs? HELL NO, he wanted T-Day leftovers.
LOL. I happily obliged.

kili

"cathy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Well, I did as everyone suggested, got the canned, french cut beans,
put it all together as per the recipe and it was a big hit. The only
dish on the table there weren't any leftovers of.

I still think it looked and tasted like an awful grey-green mess, but
my guests were happy. I guess it's like comfort food, something you
grew up with and strongly associate with happy memories, and it has to
be that precise combination of flavors for it to work.

Since I don't have that association of the dish with childhood
memories, well, it didn't work for me. I don't get it. I think my
green beans sauteed with ham and garlic would have been much tastier,
but that's not what its about, I guess.

As I said originally, the things we do for the people we love....

Cathy

I'm w/ you. I can't stand the stuff.
This year I was in charge of bringing bread and green beans. My bread was
PERFECT.
I also made Garlic Green Beans w/ sesame seeds, it was far better than green
bean casserole, however I think some people (you know the type, those can
NEVER be happy) were disappointed.

cathy said:

Well, I did as everyone suggested, got the canned, french cut beans,
put it all together as per the recipe and it was a big hit. The only
dish on the table there weren't any leftovers of.

I still think it looked and tasted like an awful grey-green mess, but
my guests were happy. I guess it's like comfort food, something you
grew up with and strongly associate with happy memories, and it has to
be that precise combination of flavors for it to work.

Cathy, all I can say is yes, I love the old green bean casserole. It
doesn't matter what it LOOKS like, I love it. And yes, you're
correct, it's probably because it was something I grew up with. I
know it's nasty and cheap and has all the stuff you shouldn't eat, but
I love it. Kudos to you for fixing it for your guests, even though it
seems you had serious misgivings about it. Happy holidays.

--
The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 02:06:57 GMT, cathy <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Well, I did as everyone suggested, got the canned, french cut beans,
put it all together as per the recipe and it was a big hit. The only
dish on the table there weren't any leftovers of.

I still think it looked and tasted like an awful grey-green mess, but
my guests were happy. I guess it's like comfort food, something you
grew up with and strongly associate with happy memories, and it has to
be that precise combination of flavors for it to work.

Since I don't have that association of the dish with childhood
memories, well, it didn't work for me. I don't get it. I think my
green beans sauteed with ham and garlic would have been much tastier,
but that's not what its about, I guess.

As I said originally, the things we do for the people we love....

Cathy

I never knew anyone who made the green bean casserole until I started
reading rfc, and I was surprized to find out it's a holiday meal
tradition! We do a pretty (Northern?) traditional Thanksgiving meal,
but I gues it pre-dates canned soup and canned onions. (But not
canned sweet potatoes. 🙂)

Prior to that, I saw the GBC in a magazine ad and tried it. It was OK
(I did like the onions!) but since I don't have any memories
associated with it, it's not something I'd make again.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

"cathy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Well, I did as everyone suggested, got the canned, french cut beans,
put it all together as per the recipe and it was a big hit. The only
dish on the table there weren't any leftovers of.

I still think it looked and tasted like an awful grey-green mess, but
my guests were happy. I guess it's like comfort food, something you
grew up with and strongly associate with happy memories, and it has to
be that precise combination of flavors for it to work.

Since I don't have that association of the dish with childhood
memories, well, it didn't work for me. I don't get it. I think my
green beans sauteed with ham and garlic would have been much tastier,
but that's not what its about, I guess.

As I said originally, the things we do for the people we love....

It's funny -- we had it a few times growing up, and I remember liking it,
though it was not a tradition at our Thanksgiving meal. But a few years
ago, somebody brought it to our house for dinner one night, and I really
looked forward to tasting it again. But, bleccch! It was gross. Maybe
that's because it was only lukewarm by the time I got to eat it. The color
sure didn't help much, though.

To each his own, I guess! Make your yummy version some time this week; it
sounds good!

Chris

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Fri 25 Nov 2005 10:34:00p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Shawn Hirn?

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

cathy said:

Well, I did as everyone suggested, got the canned, french cut beans,
put it all together as per the recipe and it was a big hit. The only
dish on the table there weren't any leftovers of.

I still think it looked and tasted like an awful grey-green mess, but
my guests were happy. I guess it's like comfort food, something you
grew up with and strongly associate with happy memories, and it has to
be that precise combination of flavors for it to work.

Since I don't have that association of the dish with childhood
memories, well, it didn't work for me. I don't get it. I think my
green beans sauteed with ham and garlic would have been much tastier,
but that's not what its about, I guess.

I love that green bean casserole! A Thanksgiving dinner with my family
demands that casserole as much as it does, turkey! You're correct, that
green bean casserole definitely is comfort food, but it tastes good too.

I have a friend who is practically traumatized by the fried onions going
soft and mushy in the baking process.

What she does... She only uses 1/3 to 1/2 cup milk with the mushroom soup.
She uses whole cut beans, mixes them with the soup mixture and bakes them
without the onions in a larger casserole with "stirring room". As soon as
they're bubbling hot, she mixes in the fried onions, arranges in a serving
casserole, tops with remaining fried onions and bakes only 5 more minutes.
Even the fried onions that are mixed in still have some crispness in them.

I like the stuff, as long as it's not too "soupy".

Don't add milk! Sheesh.
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

Knit Chic said:

I also made Garlic Green Beans w/ sesame seeds, it was far better than green
bean casserole

Well, if it's so goll durned good... where's that recipe, Missy?

🙂
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

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Knit Chic said:

I also made Garlic Green Beans w/ sesame seeds, it was far better than
green
bean casserole

Well, if it's so goll durned good... where's that recipe, Missy?

🙂

mm ... that's a hard one.
Snap and steam about 4 lbs of green beans till tinder but not mush. Remove
from wok. (I use a wok for this)
about a stick of butter ... more or less, depends on what your in the mood
for, add a few crushed cloves of garlic and a red pepper that has been diced
rather small. The garlic and pepper more boil in the butter than fry. Yes,
it's a lot of butter.
Add a bit of corn starch to the bubbling butter, not till thick! Just a
little, it helps the butter stick to the beans.
Pour the butter mixture over the beans, toss. Throw in some sesame seeds ..
done.
I preheated a crock pot and threw them in there just before we went out the
door, the crock pot cooked them a little while we were on our way. By the
time we got there the beans were done to perfection, not hard, not soft.

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(Curly Sue) said:

On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 02:06:57 GMT, cathy <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Well, I did as everyone suggested, got the canned, french cut beans,
put it all together as per the recipe and it was a big hit. The only
dish on the table there weren't any leftovers of.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

As I said originally, the things we do for the people we love....

Quoted message said:

I never knew anyone who made the green bean casserole until I started
reading rfc, and I was surprized to find out it's a holiday meal
tradition! We do a pretty (Northern?) traditional Thanksgiving meal,
but I gues it pre-dates canned soup and canned onions. (But not

My aunt used to make this for Thanksgiving when I was a kid. I liked it
pretty well. I don't think that fresh or frozen green beans had been
invented yet.

:-)

If I was served this, I would happily eat it. I wouldn't make it
myself. I think my wife made it a couple of times. It's been several
decades, and I really don't miss it.

Quoted message said:

canned sweet potatoes. 🙂)

That's another matter! We had those as a kid also. My wife and I would
make them, too. Just buy the can, open, dump in pan, put lid on, heat
on stove and dump into bowl. Pretty easy. Once a year, and we'd each
eat one or two and the rest got tossed. One year we had Thanksgiving at
a friend's house. The sweet potatoes were *wonderful*! The hostess
explained that you buy these in the produce section, not in a can, and
that you just wrap them in foil and bake them with the turkey. Very
easy, and none of that sweet syrup junk. Just take the skin off and put
a little butter on. Do that on your plate so you get it the way you
want it (some don't use butter).

--
Dan Abel
[email hidden]
Petaluma, California, USA

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(Curly Sue) said:

Prior to that, I saw the GBC in a magazine ad and tried it. It was OK
(I did like the onions!) but since I don't have any memories
associated with it, it's not something I'd make again.

That's pretty much how I am about it. I'll eat it if it's there, but
mostly for the crisp onions. 🙂

Regards,
Ranee (who has been known to cook onions down to that sweet/salty
crisp state in fat and then eat them out of the pan)

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Dan Abel said:

That's another matter! We had those as a kid also. My wife and I would
make them, too. Just buy the can, open, dump in pan, put lid on, heat
on stove and dump into bowl. Pretty easy. Once a year, and we'd each
eat one or two and the rest got tossed. One year we had Thanksgiving at
a friend's house. The sweet potatoes were *wonderful*! The hostess
explained that you buy these in the produce section, not in a can, and
that you just wrap them in foil and bake them with the turkey. Very
easy, and none of that sweet syrup junk. Just take the skin off and put
a little butter on. Do that on your plate so you get it the way you
want it (some don't use butter).

I made the sweet potato casserole with real sweet potatoes this year.
The first time I made them was with canned. I actually think canned was
better for that recipe. For eating, though, yes fresh sweet potatoes
are the best.

Regards,
Ranee

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On Tue 29 Nov 2005 11:22:20a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Ranee
Mueller?

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

(Curly Sue) said:

Prior to that, I saw the GBC in a magazine ad and tried it. It was OK
(I did like the onions!) but since I don't have any memories
associated with it, it's not something I'd make again.

That's pretty much how I am about it. I'll eat it if it's there, but
mostly for the crisp onions. 🙂

But Ranee, in another thread you wrote,"I don't make a big deal
about how I hate mushrooms, either, or how I'm avoiding _that_ dish, I
just don't eat it."

So, do you or don't you eat it? ;-)

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

In article <[email hidden]>,

Wayne Boatwright said:

But Ranee, in another thread you wrote,"I don't make a big deal
about how I hate mushrooms, either, or how I'm avoiding _that_ dish, I
just don't eat it."

So, do you or don't you eat it? ;-)

I'll let you in on a secret...the people we know make it with cream
of chicken soup. Or at least, that's what they tell me, and I don't pay
attention to the grey bits floating around, I just set those aside,
obviously some overooked green beans. 😉

Regards,
Ranee

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On Tue 29 Nov 2005 01:51:14p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Ranee
Mueller?

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Wayne Boatwright said:

But Ranee, in another thread you wrote,"I don't make a big deal
about how I hate mushrooms, either, or how I'm avoiding _that_ dish, I
just don't eat it."

So, do you or don't you eat it? ;-)

I'll let you in on a secret...the people we know make it with cream
of chicken soup. Or at least, that's what they tell me, and I don't pay
attention to the grey bits floating around, I just set those aside,
obviously some overooked green beans. 😉

Great idea! Actually, this year I bought a newer soup flavor by mistake.
It was Cream of Chicken and Mushroom. I liked the flavor of the chicne
soup with the beans. I'll probably do it again.

Cheers!

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!