"Alice Faber" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>
>> I love green beans. I bought a steamer bag of fresh green beans and made
>> them for dinner tonight. Normally I just steam them and eat them. But
>> the
>> directions said to put butter, salt and pepper on them. I also read of a
>> recipe in a magazine that called for butter and parmesan cheese on them.
>> Now once in a while I have made green beans or beans and carrots with a
>> little olive oil. But never butter. But I decided to try it.
>>
>> I didn't like it! I didn't like it at all! Maybe it's because I grew up
>> eating plain vegetables. Mostly they were canned but once in a while
>> they
>> were fresh. My grandma did make beans with bacon in them, but I only
>> remember having those a few times.
>>
>> So... Do you put butter on your beans? I think the only veggie I ever
>> put
>> butter on is potatoes. I don't even like it on corn. Once in a while on
>> popcorn, but usually I even prefer that without.
>
> Absolutely, always with butter and some herbs/salt/pepper, unless I've
> sauteed them with olive oil and garlic. (Also, always real butter, not
> margarine, which some people insist on calling butter.)

Okay. Thanks!