An Old-Time Southern Method of Preserving Beans

By Grace V. Schillinger
Published on November 1, 1970
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Pick your green or wax beans when they're tender and snappy. Wash them and snip off the stem end. The other little sharp pointed tip won't matter, so leave it on. Let the beans drain until fairly dry, or at least till the water has dripped off.

If you’d like to try preserving beans (“leather britches”) in an old-time,
way-down-south way, here’s how to do it:

Pick your green or wax beans when they’re tender and
“snappy.” Wash them and snip off the stem end. The other

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