I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving Day, however you chose to celebrate, or not celebrate it.
I mentioned yesterday that I do not like turkey; I don’t really care for all that many of the dishes that are part of a typical American Thanksgiving feast.
One dish that seems to be part of a lot of people’s childhood memories is the green bean casserole. You probably know it: canned or frozen green beans, canned mushroom soup, canned french fried onions and bacon bits. It was never a part of my own family’s Thanksgiving dinner, so I have no memories of it, fond or otherwise.
I do end up cooking it for holiday dinners, though. For some reason, and I’m sure I’m far from the only one reporting this fact, people do not seem to want it changed, not even for what is clearly the better. I’ve tried it with fresh green beans, homemade mushroom sauce or gravy, fresh mushrooms, a few different variations on the onions, and freshly fried bacon. The original recipe is still the one that seems to be the favorite.
I’m pretty sure it’s not the tampering with the food that is at issue, it’s the tampering with the memories. Otherwise there is no logical explanation at all!