To boil FRENCH Beans

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784

Source: The Experienced English Housekeeper
Status: success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (5)

for boiling

strong salt and water ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
a large quantity of water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
a handful of salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]

for serving

melted butter ↝ Butter, stick, unsalted [Dairy and Egg Products]

Instructions (4)

Cut the ends of your beans off, then cut them slant-ways.
Put them in a strong salt and water, as you do them, let them stand an hour.
Boil them in a large quantity of water, with a handful of salt in it.
When you dish them up, pour on them melted butter, and send them up.

Original Text

To boil FRENCH Beans.
CUT the ends of your beans off, then cut
them slant-ways, put them in a strong salt and
water, as you do them, let them stand an hour,
boil them in a large quantity of water, with a
handful of salt in it, they will be a fine green;
when you dish them up, pour on them melted
butter, and send them up.

Notes

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