I Didn't realize Everyone Didn't Eat Creamed Onions on Thanksgiving

@BelleStarr (61047)
United States
November 25, 2017 6:12pm CST
When I wrote my Thanksgiving post I talked about making creamed onions to take to my son's. My husband loves them and they have been on our Thanksgiving table every year for as long as I can remember. My mother always served them and since we only know what we know from our own lives I thought everyone served them. I make them with small white onions which I peel and boil and then place in a basic Bechamel sauce. Simple and quite delicious. By the way, I have never made nor eaten green bean casserole, it has never graced our Thanksgiving table. Do you serve any unique dishes at your Thanksgiving feast even if you have it on a different day and are from a different country? The sauce gets thicker when it stands a little.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
26 Nov 17
My grandmother and my mother always made creamed onions also.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
26 Nov 17
Oh good, so we are not the only family who enjoys them.
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• Philippines
26 Nov 17
We only use onions for my corned beef, it's a good to eat these onions.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
26 Nov 17
I use onions in just about everything, I love the flavor they add.
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@Juliaacv (48420)
• Canada
26 Nov 17
Now you've got me curious, I will have to research creamed onions a bit further, I'm sure that my husband would enjoy them also. Our family loves Carol, a sister-in-law's hash brown casserole. We all just adore it. I don't like it with our turkey meal that we have at Christmas, but I do make it other times of the year as our son and my hubby like it also. Our son has had me bring it to his place for Christmas morning brunch, in fact the last time I did that it was a couple of years before he returned my casserole dish-sons! Our family also enjoys red cabbage. Have you had that? Its a favorite amongst the Belgiums and my husband's family is no different. It needs to have a sweet-tart taste, which is achieved by boiling the red cabbage in a sugar and vinegar solution with a couple of Granny Smith apples cut up.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
26 Nov 17
I love to eat red cabbage but I have never made it, it is served with German food here and I will say honestly I never saw it during my two vacations to Belgium. What I do remember are the best frites served with mayonnaise and waterzooi. My son in law has a Belgian ancestor, it is a country I really love. Are your hubs roots from the French or the Flemish part?
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@Juliaacv (48420)
• Canada
26 Nov 17
@BelleStarr They hail from the Flemish side, as do my mother's people.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
26 Nov 17
@Juliaacv That is the area we usually visit, I love Ghent and Bruges. I have even sang in church in Flemish lol
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@DeborahDiane (40054)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 Nov 17
@BelleStarr - We have never had the creamed onions; we do the green bean casserole, instead. I also put tangerine slices in my cranberry sauce. I love the bright color combination and they taste well together.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
28 Nov 17
That sounds interesting, I would have never thought of tangerine with cranberry. I wonder if creamed onions is a New England thing?
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• Laguna Woods, California
28 Nov 17
@BelleStarr - Perhaps the creamed onions are a New England thing. I grew up in Missouri, lived 25 years in Texas, and now live in California, and I had never heard of them before. Interesting, the different foods which are popular in different parts of the country.
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@DianneN (246737)
• United States
27 Nov 17
I've made creamed onions, but I was the only one who loved them. Otherwise, I'm pretty traditional when I host Thanksgiving. This year, we had two fried turkeys and no oven roasted one. They were delicious!!!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
28 Nov 17
@DianneN My son has a turkey fryer but so fat we haven't used it for Thanksgiving yet.
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@DianneN (246737)
• United States
28 Nov 17
@BelleStarr We have a turkey fryer. My husband fries them with the boys in the driveway. It only takes less than one hour for a 14 pound turkey! Truly delicious.
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@DianneN (246737)
• United States
28 Nov 17
@BelleStarr Try one next year!
@just4him (306137)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Nov 17
It sounds good. I don't have anything unusual on my Thanksgiving table.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
28 Nov 17
What is your usual, it may be different from what we consider usual.
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@just4him (306137)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Nov 17
@BelleStarr My usual is green bean casserole, sweet potato pie - made with brown sugar and topped with marshmallows and put in the oven to brown, fruit salad with cool whip, and a no bake pumpkin pie. I didn't have any of that this year as none of that is on my diet.
@maezee (41997)
• United States
26 Nov 17
I cant say Ive ever had this! At my families Thanksgiving it would usually be turkey, some type of potatoes, green bean casserole, stuffing and probably others.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
28 Nov 17
Yes that is typical but I have never had green bean casserole and I have to say it doesn't appeal to me at all. lol
@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
26 Nov 17
It is my first time to see this menu. Uhmm It looks yummy.
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
29 Nov 17
@BelleStarr It's my pleasure to appreciate it.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
28 Nov 17
Thank you , we like it.
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@LadyDuck (458085)
• Switzerland
26 Nov 17
We make caramelized onions in my country, using the small white onions. Never heard of creamed onions. Anyway onions are usually not served on holidays.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
28 Nov 17
Do you leave the onions whole to caramelize them? We usually slice the onions to caramelize them. I do love caramelized onions especially on a hamburger.
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@LadyDuck (458085)
• Switzerland
28 Nov 17
@BelleStarr We leave the onions whole, we use very small white onions that are usually served with a meat roast.
@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Nov 17
These sound really nice. I've never heard of them but I think we might be trying them soon.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
28 Nov 17
It is an easy dish, the hardest part is pealing the little white onions. lol
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Nov 17
@BelleStarr That part would be my job as I am the kitchen hand and Vince is the cook.
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
26 Nov 17
Never heard of anyone else having that. Thats interesting.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
28 Nov 17
My best girlfriend serves it and it is a tradition in her family. Maybe it is a Connecticut thing.
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
28 Nov 17
@BelleStarr hmm maybe i dont know
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
27 Nov 17
I would probably love creamed onions and also have never had that famed green ban casserole which to me has always been an American side dish although I would love it too. Basically we love brussel sprouts, squash or sweet potato dish and maybe corn for the kids---who are now big adults but still spoiled--haha!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
28 Nov 17
I do love brussels sprouts and I roasted some of them with balsamic vinegar for Thanksgiving.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
1 Dec 17
@BelleStarr Ooh I usually roast them with a bit of bacon- must try the b. vinegar one time!
@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
26 Nov 17
They look and sound really good. I have never had them.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
28 Nov 17
The onions are very mild s no harsh onion taste or breath lol
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
28 Nov 17
@BelleStarr very cool
@YrNemo (20261)
26 Nov 17
I never heard of creamed onions before until today. Very interesting. Sounds simple that dish BUT for the sauce.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
28 Nov 17
A basic bechamel is the simplest basic sauce, just a roux with milk and a little nutmeg. My mother was a great cook and she taught me to make a few basic sauces.
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@YrNemo (20261)
28 Nov 17
@celticeagle (159008)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Nov 17
Sounds great. I have never had them although I love onions.
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@celticeagle (159008)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Nov 17
@BelleStarr .....it's all in your personal taste I think.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
28 Nov 17
Might want to give them a try, my friend puts cheese in hers, but we never have.
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@jstory07 (134456)
• Roseburg, Oregon
27 Nov 17
I do not like onion unless they are grated for seasoning in a food dish.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
28 Nov 17
I will say that these are very mild and sweet onions so it isn't what you might expect.
• United States
28 Nov 17
I don't make creamed onions but my mom always did when I was growing up. It's funny but my uncle (her brother) was just saying that he hasn't had creamed onions since he had Thanksgiving at our house many many years ago.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
28 Nov 17
They are traditional in this area, my hubs just loves them.
@Daelii (5619)
• United States
30 Nov 17
I have never heard of that dish but I'd love to try it! I can't imagine thanksgiving without a green bean casserole!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
1 Dec 17
I cant imagine eating green bean casserole lol I think it is the mushroom soup I find off-putting.
• United States
27 Nov 17
I've never heard of this dish before, but it's sounds interesting. I make a green jello dish that we intelligently named Green Stuff. The only other place I've seen this is at Furr's restaurants.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
28 Nov 17
I am more of a red jello fan but we rarely have it these days. What goes in your green jello.
@Frenzys9 (172)
• United States
30 Nov 17
I’ve never heard anyone having these at the thanksgiving dinner table.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
1 Dec 17
I think they may be more popular in some parts of the country than in others.