String Beans

Ingredients

• y2 teaspoon of soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon butter

Method

1. 1

   Cut ends off each bean and remove strings.

2. 2

   Cut each bean into several short lengths and wash.

3. 3

   Place in boiling water to cover, add soda, and boil from 1 to 3 hours until soft, adding salt when half cooked.

4. 4

   Drain, mix with butter and additional salt to taste, and serve.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The galley guide (1923) by Alexander White Moffat, page 28. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

String Beans. Cut ends off each bean and with sharp knife cut lengthwise down both sides of each bean to remove strings. Cut each bean across into several short lengths and wash. Place in boiling water to cover and add y2 teaspoon of soda to keep beans green. Boil from 1 to 3 hrs., depending on age of beans, or until soft, adding 1 teaspoon salt to each 2 cups beans when half cooked. Drain, mix with 1 tablespoon butter

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