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Storing Green Beans?


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July 13, 2020

Fresh green beans from the farmer's market.I love the farmer's market in our little town but it is only open on Fridays. I purchased some green beans. As I was getting ready to leave, I saw some more green beans that looked even better so I bought them too.

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Before I purchased them, I asked the farmer how long would they keep in the refrigerator. He told me if I put them in a paper bag, they would keep in the refrigerator for 5 days. I didn't have a paper bag so I used a piece of newspaper to wrap them.

I took them out on Tuesday. They looked good and were still crisp. I cooked them for dinner and they were just as good as fresh from the garden.

On my next trip to the farmers market, I stocked up on enough green beans to last a week. We love fresh home grown green beans.

A wrapped newspaper containing green beans.
 
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September 22, 2011

What is the best way to store string beans?

By Elizabeth

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September 22, 20110 found this helpful

If they're fresh, you can store them in a paper bag in the crisper drawer in your fridge. If you want to freeze them, break off both ends, blanche in hot water for about 2 minutes, put in plastic bags and then into the freezer.

 

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September 22, 20110 found this helpful

I usually can string beans in the pressure canner but this year, with the dry weather, the string beans did not produce enough for me to can so I froze a few packages. This is the first year I have frozen string beans and I was really surprised at how well they tasted.

 
September 23, 20110 found this helpful

Besides canning you can dry string beans also. Using needle and strong thread run needle and thread through each string bean then hang in good place for drying. Leave hanging until ready to use.

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This way of storing beans is good for making soups, since liquid will re-hydrate beans. But you can also just put them in pot on stove and prepare as you normally prepare string beans.

 
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