Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1              pound  green beans
  1           teaspoon  sugar
  1           teaspoon  salt
  1              pinch  baking soda
                        hot water
  2             ounces  butter
  4             ounces  mushrooms
     1/2           cup  cream
                        salt and pepper to taste
                        chopped parsley

Preparation:

Wash, string and slice beans. Place them in a saucepan together with sugar, salt, soda and enough water to cover. Simmer gently for about 15 minutes. Drain. In a saucepan melt the butter and in it saute the sliced mushrooms. Add the beans and gently blend in the cream. Simmer for 2 minutes. Season to taste and serve garnished with chopped parsley.

Nutritional Information:

865 Calories (kcal); 77g Total Fat; (75% calories from fat); 13g Protein; 42g Carbohydrate; 229mg Cholesterol; 2751mg Sodium