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Young Beans in Stoneware Jugs

4 servings

Ingredients

• young beans (as needed)
• 1 tsp salt

Instructions

1. Stoneware jugs are also good for preserving young beans (or other young vegetables).
2. These must be well cleaned and completely dry.
3. Cut the young beans and fill them into the jugs as densely as possible; add 1 teaspoon of salt on top of each jug.
4. Cork the jugs well and place them in a kettle with cold water, set over high heat; place enough hay between the jugs so they don't touch.
5. The kettle remains on the heat for about 1 hour, then let the jugs cool.
6. Afterward, seal them well and store them in the cellar in a dark place.
7. For consumption, the beans are steamed like fresh ones in broth or in water with butter.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.