Thanksgiving Story: NY Ranked #20 for Love of ‘Green Bean Casserole’

 

>>  GREEN-BEAN CASSEROLE RECIPES:

If casserole isn’t yet part of your holiday menu, don’t be green with envy.
See the links below:

*  Classic grean-bean casserole recipe:
http://bit.ly/1usaJSS

*  Other grean-bean casserole recipe variations:
http://bit.ly/1AeNnVo

For those on a string (bean) budget, all varieties of canned Del Monte green
beans are on a special sale this holiday season.

 

With 30 million green-bean casseroles set to appear on Thanksgiving tables
next week, I’m writing to suggest a story for Good News Broadcast on a fun
holiday survey:  “New York is ranked #20 in the U.S. for love of green-bean
casserole, according to the Del Monte Green Bean Index.”

To conduct this study, bean counters at Del Monte — the country’s prominent
grower, distributor, and marketer of green beans and many other delicious
vegetables — asked 1,500 Americans to “go green bean” and rate their
fondness for the classic green-bean casserole side dish.

Shown below are the Top 20 U.S. states with the highest concentration of
green-bean casserole lovers:

***  DEL MONTE GREEN BEAN INDEX ***

>>  THE TOP 20 U.S. STATES THAT LOVE GREEN-BEAN CASSEROLE

#1:  Kentucky (78% of residents ‘really like or love the dish’)
#2:  Wisconsin (77%)
#3:  Missouri (76%)
#4:  Iowa (75%)
#5:  Maine (74%)
#6:  New Hampshire (73%)
#7:  Florida (72%)
#8:  Colorado (71%)
#9:  California (69%)
#10: Mississippi (68%)
#11:  Oklahoma (67%)
#12:  Utah (66%)
#13:  Kansas (66%)
#14:  Texas (65%)
#15:  Maryland (64%)
#16:  Ohio (63%)
#17:  Massachusetts (62%)
#18:  Illinois (61%)
#19:  Michigan (60%)
#20:  New York (60%)

>>  TOP FIVE ‘SECRET INGREDIENTS’ FOR GREEN-BEAN CASSEROLE:

Del Monte also asked state residents to rate their favorite “secret
ingredient” — a single, creative item that can be added to the casserole’s
iconic green bean, cream of mushroom, and french fried onion flavors to make
it unique and different.  According to the survey, the Top 5 most-wanted
secret ingredients are:

#1:  Bacon (37% picked it as their favorite secret ingredient)
#2:  Cheese (19%)
#3:  Mushrooms (15%)
#4:  Bread crumbs, croutons, or crushed crackers (12%)
#5:  Almonds (8%)