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French Beans

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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French Beans

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Cut off the stalk ends of the beans and strip off the strings.

  2. Soak the cleaned beans in a bowl of salted spring water.

  3. Boil water in a pot and add salt.

  4. Add the beans to the boiling water and cook for 15-20 minutes until tender.

  5. Taste a bean to check for tenderness.

  6. Drain the beans in a colander.

  7. Serve the beans whole for the best flavor and color.

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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