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To Boil French Beans

A historical recipe from The Art of Living in Australia Together with Three Hundred Australian Cookery Recipes and Accessory Kitchen Information , by Philip E. Muskett.

A historical recipe

The Art of Living in Australia Together with Three Hundred Australian Cookery Recipes and Accessory Kitchen Information by Mrs. H. Wicken, by Philip E. Muskett. Project Gutenberg eBook #4219.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Source and licence

From The Art of Living in Australia Together with Three Hundred Australian Cookery Recipes and Accessory Kitchen Information , by Philip E. Muskett. Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #4219 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4219). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

  • a teaspoonful of carbonate of soda

Method

  1. Slice up the beans and wash in cold water, put them into plenty of boiling water, seasoned with salt and a quarter of a teaspoonful of carbonate of soda;
  2. boil quickly without the lid for about ten minutes or a quarter of an hour.
  3. When soft, strain off and shake the water out thoroughly;
  4. put into a hot dish, and serve plainly or with melted butter.