"Evelyn" > wrote in message
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> My grandmother made them an interesting way. She added flour to the
> pan with the oil and onions, and then some water or broth and stir
> till it got a bit thickened into a butter sauce with the green beans.
> The onion-ey butter and salt and pepper would cling nicely to the
> beans that way, like a sauce.

Hmmm... Not sure I would like that.