Mom's Green Beans

I remembered not long ago how my mom used to make these amazing green beans, and I called her up and asked what she put in them. “Just green beans, honey,” she told me.

“Are you sure, Mom? That doesn’t seem right.”

After a lot of discussion, she said “Oh, well, and some potatoes.”

So I made it. And I called her back, and said, “Mom, this isn’t right.”

“Well, did you put the bacon in? Or some ham?”

Ok, so it turns out it goes like this:

• Green beans
• Potatoes
• Ham

Fill your pot almost half-way with fresh green beans. Another quarter of the mix is potatoes, cut in cubes. The last quarter is ham, also diced. Alternately, you can use bacon-ends.

Add water to cover, put the lid on, and simmer for hours. I mean hours. And most important, keep enough water in the pan, because if it boils dry, you’ve got a burned mess. But if you keep it moist, you’ll find the yummiest green beans you ever tasted.

Well, I can’t promise that. But you’ll have the yummiest green beans I ever tasted.