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.