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To Keep French Beans

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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To Keep French Beans

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Gather French beans when they are quite dry and not too old.

  2. Layer coarse sea salt in the bottom of an earthen jar.

  3. Add a layer of beans, then more salt, repeating until the jar is filled.

  4. Ensure salt is on top, tie a piece of leather over the jar, and place a flag on top.

  5. Store the jar in a cellar for use.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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