Nell B. Nichols

Gourmet Snap Beans

Preparation info
  • Makes

    8

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook
Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

  • About

This is an elegant, simple vegetable dish—fix it for company

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs. fresh green beans
  • 1 tblsp. salt
  • 2 qts

Method

  • Snap or cut off ends of beans. Just before cooking, wash quickly under warm water. Add beans and 1 tblsp. salt to boiling water. Bring quickly to a boil and cook, uncovered, until tender-crisp, about 10 to 15 minutes, the exact time depending on age of beans. (Some cooks test f