[Sca-cooks] OOP - Green beans was Turkey, again!

[A F Murphy]

Does anyone know how or when (or why!) green beans became practically as
much a part of the feast as the cranberry sauce? They're in half the
listed menus, frequently as the casserole. They're not particularly
seasonal, I can't think of any connection, they don't go better with
turkey than any other green vegetable... Most of the other traditional
accompaniments are seasonal.

I guess I'm curious because they weren't part of our tradition, and I'm
not sure I've ever eaten the casserole!

Anne

And I hope your mother also has a speedy and uneventful recovery!

Bronwynmgn at aol.com wrote:

>
>I'll be going to my in-laws this year.  My in-laws (nor my own parents for
>that matter) are not much for very fancy cooking.  We'll be having turkey
>liberally rubbed with sage, some variant on bread stuffing, mashed potatos,
>sweet potatos baked in casserole with butter and marshmallows over the top, a
>rice/cheese/broccoli casserole, the ubiquitous green bean casserole, and my
>father-in-law's homemade cranberry relish, which is easily the most elaborate
>part of the meal.
>
>Were we going to my parents, we would be having turkey roasted plain with a
>bread stuffing including onions, salt, celery leaves, parsley, melted butter
>and egg which is cooked inside the bird (except for what doesn't fit, to
>which we add some pan drippings when we put it in the oven), mashed potatos
>or baked sweet potatos (my mom gave up candying them years ago, since she
>always managed to burn the sugar), broccoli, canned cranberry jelly, probably
>a simple green salad, and cheesecake for desert.
>
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