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Title

Pickled String Beans

Subject

string beans

sugar

vinegar

mixed spice

salt

Description

Pickled String Beans

4 qt. String Beans (fresh or canned)
1 c sugar
2 qts Vinegar
1 tbsp mixed spice
Wash fresh beans Remove strings
cover with water to which 1/2 tsp salt
per qt added. Cook till tender. Cover
with bubbling syrup made of Vinegar
sugar & spices - Boil 10 min

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# Pickled String Beans

## Ingredients

- 4 qt string beans (fresh or canned)
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 qt vinegar
- 1 Tbsp mixed spice
- 1/2 tsp salt per qt of water (for cooking fresh beans)

## Instructions

1. Wash fresh beans and remove strings.
2. Cover beans with water to which 1/2 tsp salt per quart of water has been added.
3. Cook until tender.
4. Make a bubbling syrup from the vinegar, sugar, and spices.
5. Cover beans with the hot syrup.
6. Boil 10 minutes.

Creator

Alice Yetka, Martha Yetka

Source

RCA0006 - The Yetka family collection that started the project (eBay)

Date

1950s

Rights

Personal/Family

Format

Typed recipe card

Identifier

RCA0006-20260609-0274

Coverage

Oregon, US