A few weeks ago I posted about preserving greenbeans with salt-its a technique I learned from Jeanne Page. If you missed the first post you can go here to read Jeanne’s instructions for preserving greenbeans with salt.
I tried the technique using a wide mouth canning jar. This is what the beans looked like after a few weeks of sitting in the jar with the salt. As you can see-they aren’t spoiled which is a good thing-but I don’t think they are preserving like Jeanne’s either-which is probably a bad thing. I poured out the greenbeans and decided to give the process another try using a container more like what Jeanne described in the first place.
This go around I washed and dried the green beans the same way I did the first time, but I took more care in trying to cut them diagonally and I used a container I could really get my hand in to push the beans around and down more thoroughly…which is exactly what Jeanne said to do.
I’m going to continue adding greenbeans and salt until the container is full. I’ll keep you updated on my second attempt of preserving greenbeans with salt.
Tipper
13 Comments
Gary Houston
May 2, 2021 at 1:22 pmIve made pickled beans in my grandmothers old crocks like she did going all the way back to the early 1920s. Nowdays i think its best to make pickled foods in food grade plastic buckets with fermentation locks like the kind that is used in wine and beer making.You need to parboil the beans until they are so they are soft but not mushy…sort of what they call “al dente“Also she covered hers with cabbage leaves.and used a weight to hold everything down in the crock.
Sherry Dobbs
December 24, 2020 at 1:13 pmTipper, years ago my Sister’s in law’s had a funeral I attended and afterwards a dinner for family. They served green beans which had been canned in quart Ball jars… nothing unusual except they had no water in them. This was in January of the year but those beans tasted just picked and prepared that day! Scrumptious! I can find nothing in my searches…have you or any friends heard of this method? TIA. Merry Christmas ⛄
Tipper
January 2, 2021 at 12:27 pmSherry-I’ve never heard of canned greenbeans without water in them-interesting!
Vanessa Elhenicky
August 10, 2015 at 12:50 pmI did this once & it didn’t work out AT ALL. Horrible smell. My older wise lady friend told me the signs had been in the loins & were all wrong for that kind of preservation. I never did figure out how to get that wise in the signs.
Rev. RB
August 7, 2015 at 8:17 pmWill be interesting to see how this finally turns out, cause ya gotta be very careful when putting food by.
God bless.
RB
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Ken
August 7, 2015 at 6:31 pmTipper,
I just wanted to wish Chitter and
Chatter lots of luck at Vogel State
Park Saturday evening. Some folks
are in for a real Treat…Ken
Ken
August 7, 2015 at 12:41 pmTipper,
I’m afraid to try that method, I
don’t think you could ever wash out the salt. I have blood pressure issues, so I’ll just stick with my canning where I only use a teaspoon to a quart.
But I’d be interested how yours
come out…Ken
dolores
August 7, 2015 at 9:02 amThis method sounds interesting, however, I wonder if people who are salt restricted would be able to enjoy this method of perserving.
Charles Fletcher
August 7, 2015 at 8:28 amTipper,
My mother pickled green beans when
I was growing up. She also used salt .She
Pickled them in a five gallon clay jar.
She also did this same method with
cabbage. I could write a short story
about the different ways we used and
depended on the pickled beans.
Charles Fletcher
Tipper
August 7, 2015 at 7:35 amB.-If you go back and look at Jeanne’s photo that is what her container reminded me of-the ones with cheese balls in them : )
Tipper
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Miss Cindy
August 7, 2015 at 7:25 amTip, this is the way to learn. I don’t even want to tell you how many times I tried to make kraut before I finally got it right….but when I got it, I got it and you’ll get it too!
b. Ruth
August 7, 2015 at 7:08 amTipper,
I wonder if one of those big plastic wide mouth jars that hold those pretzels, cheese balls, salty crackers, etc. that they sell at Costco and Sam’s would work…If it would work, I guess you would have to check the bottom of the plastic jar to see if it is food safe, etc.) now then, that would hold a lot of beans…
Thanks,
Quinn
August 7, 2015 at 5:20 amI’m glad you are posting your experience(s) with this method, Tipper – I’m aiming to try it if I get enough beans to put some by!