String Beans

Ingredients

• cold water
• 2 T butter
• i t salt

Method

1. 1

   Break ends off string beans, wash, cover with cold water, and bring to boil.

2. 2

   Drain, cover with hot water, add salt, and boil until tender, 40 to 60 minutes.

3. 3

   Drain, add butter and pepper, shake well, and serve.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Lessons in cooking through preparation of meals (1912) by Eva Roberta Robinson, page 182. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

STRING BEANS — BUTTER SAUCE FRUIT CREAM CAKE Devilled Steak Melt 2 T butter in a frying pan, slice one onion into it and saute gently until golden brown in color, then remove from the butter. Cut i flank steak into pieces 3 inches long, and 2 inches wide, dredge them lightly in 2 T flour, and saute in the butter until well browned. Remove the meat from the frying pan,_ add i t salt, >^ t pepper, }i t paprika, i t mus- tard, 3 t vinegar, and the flour remaining after dredging the pieces of meat. Mix all together and add 2 c boiling water. Replace the steak in the pan, cover closely, and sim- mer gently i h or until the steak is tender. Dish onto a hot platter and pour the gravy around it. Steamed Potatoes Wash and scrape 6 medium sized potatoes, place in a steamer, set over the meat, cover closely and steam until tender, about i h. String Beans Break off the ends from the string beans, removing all the strings at the same time, then break into i inch lengths. Wash well, cover with cold water

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