Canned Green Beans - open fire method
 
 
Grandmother gave me this recipe.
 
  Blue Lake Green beans (prepared)  
  canning salt  
quart    jars  
  hot water  
 
Wash, string, snap and rewash beans. In a large pot heat beans to boil, cook just till they change color. While still hot (use clean rubber gloves.) Pack tightly into sterilized quart jars. To each jar add 1 teaspoon canning salt and fill with hot water to one inch from lid. Then put into canner bring to boil. Place towels around jars to keep from breaking. Cook on open fire or stove top at boil for 4 hours. Turn off heat and let cool to lukewarm in canner with towels in place until cold.
 
Servings: 1
 
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Source: Paula ARG Kernachan

This is how my grandmother taught me to can green beans. We used to can them in grannys back yard hour after hour... load after load....

 
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