Shucky Beans

Total Time: 14 hrs Preparation Time: 12 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup dried green beans
• 4 cups water
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 inches square salt bacon

Recipe

• 1 wash about 1 cups of dried green beans.
• 2 place them in a pan with 4 cups of water.
• 3 let stand overnight.
• 4 next day, pour off the water in which the beans were soaked and rinse them well.
• 5 put the beans into a large pot with a close fitting lid.
• 6 add 3/4 teaspoon salt. 3 cups of water, and a 2 inch square of salt lamb. (can use bacon grease).
• 7 cook over medium heat for about 3 hours, adding more water if need.
• 8 note:.
• 9 dried beans swell as they soak, what you think is just a little turns out to be a lot when cooked.