"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