Fresh String Beans and Mushrooms Orientale

Thanks to Minette Greenman, who will always be loved as a beloved grandmother!

Ingredients:

1 lb. fresh young green beans
1 lb. fresh mushrooms, washed quickly
½ tspn salt
¼ tspn pepper
1 tbspn soy sauce
2 tbspns water
½ teaspoon msg.

Directions: Wash beans, discarding tips. Cut off hard end of stem of mushrooms and slice mushrooms. Place in heavy skillet. Add rest of ingredients. Simmer gently until most of liquid has boiled away. Stir occasionally.