String Beans
String and cut into pieces about an inch long; then wash and put into boiling water, and boil one hour. Season with salt and butter.
Green Peas
Put them into boiling water, and when very young they will cook in twenty minutes; but generally they require thirty. Season with salt and butter.
Boiled Rice
Wash and pick all the specks from a cup of rice. Let it stand in cold water two hours, and then put it in a deep kettle, with two quarts of water, and boil fast thirty minutes. When it has boiled twenty minutes, throw in a great spoonful of salt. When done, turn into a cullender, and set in the oven a few minutes. When ready to dish, shake lightly and turn into the vegetable dish. Never use a spoon. If these directions are followed, you will have a handsome and healthy vegetable, and every kernel will be separate. The water in which the rice has been boiled makes a nice starch for colored clothes.
The Southern rice cooks much quicker and is nicer than the Indian rice. If possible, always purchase the former.