Fresh Wax Beans

Ingredients

• 2 qts. of fresh beans
• % pt. of water
• 3 qts. of water
• 3 tbsps. of vinegar
• 2 tbsps. of salt
• Salt to taste
• % lb. of butter
• 1 pinch of pepper
• 2% tbsps. of flour
• 2 yolks of eggs

Method

1. 1

   String and break beans into 2 to 3 pieces, wash, and cook until tender in boiling salt water.

2. 2

   Melt butter, add flour and water, boil briefly, and season with salt, pepper, and vinegar.

3. 3

   Add beans, stew briefly, and stir in yolks without boiling further.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The art of German cooking and baking (1922) by Lina Wachtelborn Meier, page 94. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

FRESH WAX BEANS. Quantity for 6 Persons. 2 qts. of fresh beans % pt. of water 3 qts. of water 3 tbsps. of vinegar 2 tbsps. of salt Salt to taste % lb. of butter 1 pinch of pepper 2% tbsps. of flour 2 yolks of eggs

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