Callaghan's Green Beans

Callaghan's Green Beans (This is an additional side dish or an optional side dish for your guests who may not like cabbage.)

What you need for this dish:

• 1.5-2 pounds FRESH (preferably organic) green beans that snap when you bend them--if the green beans are not fresh and tasty, do not attempt this dish
• 0.5 pound of peppered bacon, sliced into bite-size pieces
• Half a stick of unsalted butter
• Salt and pepper

Here is how you make it:

• Bernadette does not like strings or ends on her green beans, so she snaps and strings her beans first, breaking them in half. But you may do as you wish.
• Place the green beans and bacon in a large pot.

• Add water, covering the beans completely.
• Cook over medium heat until tender.
• Now add the butter and the salt and pepper to taste to finish this dish.