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To Preserve French Beans for Winter Use

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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To Preserve French Beans for Winter Use

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Layer young beans in a wooden container, three inches deep, with a thin layer of coarse sea salt between each layer.

  2. Cover the container with a plate or wooden lid and place a heavy weight on top.

  3. When ready to use, soak the beans in cold water for a few hours.

  4. Cook the beans as usual.

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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