http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=236x50365Okay, personally and privately, I think green bean casserole is weird, and I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole. But obviously green bean casseroles are popular, and so one feels compelled offer how the primitives make it:
eyesroll (1000+ posts) Fri Nov-21-08 05:17 PM
Original message
Poll question: Green bean casserole...
How do you do yours?
Poll result (20 votes)
Canned/frozen green beans, canned soup, canned mushrooms, canned fried onions (5 votes, 25%)
Fresh green beans, bechamel, fresh mushrooms, maybe some panko-fried shallots. (1 votes, 5%)
Something in between. (2 votes, 10%)
Eew. (12 votes, 60%)
eyesroll (1000+ posts) Fri Nov-21-08 07:10 PM
Response to Reply #1
3. Hee...
My mom is insistent on doing her green bean casserole--frozen beans, Campbell's soup, fried onion in the can, etc. I'll probably end up eating a bunch regardless.
Sometime, I'm going to try doing a completely scratch version. Not for my mom--she'd be heartbroken. We'll see.
sandnsea (1000+ posts) Fri Nov-21-08 09:45 PM
Response to Reply #3
6. Lots of people obviously love it
I don't like pickles either, but I don't assume that there's anything wrong with pickles. Lots of people would miss it if your mom didn't have it, and I agree there's no need to hurt a mother's feelings. My son once told me he'd prefer to have Stove Top to my stuffing, now there was just no need for him to say that! I think his pumpkin pie might have fallen on the floor that year, hehe.
Of course, he's also the sweet kid who hid the soup spoons rather than hurt MY mother's feelings when he didn't want to eat her soup. lol.
tigereye (1000+ posts) Mon Nov-24-08 11:10 PM
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8. we never had that at my house- but damn, we had turnips and parsnips - and rutabagas... yuck.
I do harbor a fondness for that strawberry- jello pretzel dessert dish, though - guilty pleasure. Also something that we never had when I was a kid. I'm also one of the few people living in PIttsburgh who had no idea what a cookie table was....
sandnsea (1000+ posts) Mon Nov-24-08 11:28 PM
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9. Oh yum
I never had that until I was grown and a friend made it for Thanksgiving. Oh my god, we were playing cards and we ate the whole thing the night before Thanksgiving. And no we weren't even smoking anything for an excuse. That stuff is good good good.
TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Fri Nov-21-08 05:38 PM
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2. IF I were to ever make such an...abomination, I would use canned or frozen beans and make my own version of "the soup."
And I refuse to admit that canned fried onions even exist.
Hmmm. If one puts onions in green bean casserole, I'm now doubly thankful it's never been a part of Thanksgiving, for me.
Coyote_Bandit (1000+ posts) Fri Nov-21-08 07:48 PM
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4. Ummmm
Last tiime I was in the freezer section of the store I noticed that there is now a frozen green bean casserole available.
I was definitely not tempted to try it out.
kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Fri Nov-21-08 08:59 PM
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5. Choice #1, OF COURSE. But I haven't actually made the stuff in 20 years.
Retrograde (1000+ posts) Mon Nov-24-08 08:47 PM
Response to Reply #5
7. I've managed to avoid it neither Mr. Retrograde nor I have ever had green bean casserole for Thanksgiving, and we come from very different backgrounds and parts of the country. Now I'm seeing recipes for it all over: how did I manage to miss it all these years? We do like green beans, but lightly steamed or dry braised with chilis. Canning them, mixing them with canned soup and covering them with canned onions must be an acquired taste.
hippywife (1000+ posts) Tue Nov-25-08 07:09 PM
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10. I voted Ewww!
It was never a tradition at our house and never heard of it until moving South. It seems to have migrated everywhere now, tho. While it is edible, I prefer not.
As usual, franksolich concurs with Grandma with the diverted intestine.
pengillian101 (346 posts) Tue Nov-25-08 07:57 PM
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11. Canned/frozen green beans, canned soup, canned mushrooms, canned fried onions
This is a midwestern tradition that is a mainstay in Wisconsin and Minnesota households. Right along with Thanksgiving lutefisk and lefse and the regular stuff.
Every part of our great USA has its own food traditions. And all are great. Food Network has taught me alot about this. Paula Deen is a southern gal and I love her recipes. We can all learn from one another.
Minnesota is the #1 consumer of Cambell's Cream of Mushroom Soup for a reason, lol!
Hmmmm. If one puts mushrooms in green bean casserole, I'm now triply grateful it's never been a part of Thanksgiving, for me.
yellerpup (1000+ posts) Tue Nov-25-08 11:42 PM
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12. One of our bachelor friends insists that "it ain't Thanksgivin" without green bean/mushroom soup/canned fried onion casserole, and since he was always at our house for Thanksgiving people assumed that we loved it and had to have it every year.
So, the first time we went to someone else's house, our friend felt obligated to make it for us because it was "our dish". Problem was, the grocery store ran out of canned fried onions and my friend substituted "Funions" instead. Absolutely inedible AND disgusting to look at! It was such a flop that my friend angrily told me if this was something that I had to have at Thanksgiving, from now on I could bring it myself and furthermore only bring enough for two because nobody liked it except Mr. Pup and myself!
Then, the truth came out about whose favorite dish it was...(I thought you liked it! No, I thought you liked it! No! Mr. Bachelor (now relocated) liked it! Oooooohhhhhhh!) No matter how bad you think the traditional recipe is, you haven't tasted the worst until you try it with Funions!
hippywife (1000+ posts) Wed Nov-26-08 12:09 PM
Response to Reply #12
14. That sounds absolutely disgusting!
Funions wouldn't even come close to approximating Durkee Fried Onions.
yellerpup (1000+ posts) Wed Nov-26-08 02:37 PM
Response to Reply #14
15. So right you are, hippywife.
Funions don't come close to approximating food of any kind! Luckily, we had Mr. Pup's mom with us (suffering slightly from senile dementia at the time, since passed on) and when the face off began she whipped out her harmonica and started playing "Home on the Range". Nothing like a little harmonica tune to sooth the Thanksgiving jitters (bless her heart)! Have a great holiday, gal!
Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Wed Nov-26-08 09:31 AM
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13. Our family loves this dish so it's on the menu every year. We use frozen green beans and saute fresh mushrooms and onions until they are well carmelized before adding to the soup mixutre. Not a big change from the original recipe, but it does give it a boost. We have also found some fried onions at the Asian Market that we are going to try this year. I've used them in a couple of other dishes and they have a much more pronounced onion flavor.
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