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Major Nikon

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29. I make it every year and it's a big hit at my house

Reply to pokerfan (Original post)

Sun Dec 1, 2013, 06:28 PM

Dec 2013

I rarely have left overs.

The key is to use fresh ingredients and make everything from scratch. This is how my grandmother did it and it was awesome. My mom made it from the recipe on the Campbells soup can just like everyone else who had lime green appliances and it wasn't fit for human consumption. Looked exactly like your picture.

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Green bean casserole, yea or nay? [View all] pokerfan Nov 2013 OP

The most NAY of possible nays! Not on my dinner table! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2013 #1

Well ok, then pokerfan Nov 2013 #3

biggest problem is the cream of mushroom soup...and then the mushy beans. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2013 #6

Yea. drm604 Nov 2013 #2

Don't care pokerfan Nov 2013 #5

My mom also used Miracle Whip. drm604 Nov 2013 #9

We usually do a green bean casserole, but this it'll be roasted cauliflower woodsprite Nov 2013 #4

I'm with NRL here: not on my dinner table. Instead, I want it petronius Nov 2013 #7

Nay, but that is only because I've never had it. IrishEyes Nov 2013 #8

I do oven roasted green beans. nolabear Nov 2013 #10

The roommates threatened to kick me out of the house if I made one. icymist Nov 2013 #11

we make a double batch every year fizzgig Nov 2013 #12

I ate that stuff when I was a child Trailrider1951 Nov 2013 #13

The recipe has only been around since 1955 Kaleva Nov 2013 #14

I haven't made it in years. femmocrat Nov 2013 #15

Green beans my way IDemo Nov 2013 #16

We love it! I add frogmarch Nov 2013 #17

we put cheddar in ours, too fizzgig Nov 2013 #19

nay, for me but others like it. love a good stuffing though. loli phabay Nov 2013 #18

Nope, just plain green beans shanti Nov 2013 #20

Yea. Had a delicious 840high Nov 2013 #21

I love it OriginalGeek Nov 2013 #22

I'd rather have that than the horrible sweet potatoes and marshmallows thing The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2013 #23

My daughter made hers with homemade mushroom soup Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #24

It's funny. When I think about it it makes me sort of queasy ... Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #25

I had a discussion of xmas dinner with my mom this weekend; LWolf Dec 2013 #26

No. No. A million times no. Chan790 Dec 2013 #27

YA don't HAVE to cook the beans to death! Demoiselle Dec 2013 #28

I make it every year and it's a big hit at my house Major Nikon Dec 2013 #29