String Beans
2 qts. string beans
3 qts. water
3 teaspoons salt
1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
Wash the beans, cut them into small pieces, and put them on to boil with the water, salt, and soda. Put them into a cooker for six hours. They will not be injured by cooking for ten or twelve hours. If fewer beans are to be cooked, the water must not be decreased, unless the pail of beans is full or set into a larger pail of boiling water.
Serves six or eight persons.