Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 220, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 September 1910 — Preserving String Beane, [ARTICLE]

Preserving String Beane,

“I thought I knew as much as the next person when it comes to preserving fruits, vegetables and the like,” said a New York housekeeper to a friend while waiting for her change in the grocery store. “But I’ve Just learned of something new—-a very simple way of making it possible to have fresh string beans throughout the winter, and at their lowest summer cost too. “The process is extremely simple. As soon as the beans are picked they are sorted and care should be taken to see that they are clean and dry. Then in the bottom of a wooden box lined with paper place a layer of dry table salt. On top of this place s layer of beans, then more salt and more beans in as many layers as you wish. Put a generous layer of salt on top of all, cover over with jSaper and set in a cool dry place. The beans can be taken out as wanted and will be found as fresh as when picked. Indeed, my Informant assured me she had had fresh beans In March which had been picked the previous summer. You must be careful to get the real string bean, though, green in color, for the other kinds, like wax beans, won't keep."