Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

2 lb String Beans 1/4 ts Oregano
2 Slabs Bacon cut through 1 1/2 ts Savory
-rind at 1/2" intervals 1 ts Sugar
4 tb Bacon Fat Or Vegetable Oil 1 ts Salt
1 tb Red Wine Vinegar ds Cayenne Pepper
1 Clove Garlic -- minced

Wash the beans and place on top of the bacon in a saucepan. Barely
cover with water. Add the other ingredients, except the salt and
cayenne pepper. Simmer, partially covered, at least 1 hr, until the
liquid has almost evaporated. Add salt and cayenne pepper to tatse,
stir, cover again, and simmer a few mins, until the water has
completely evaporated. Serve the same or the following day.

Serves 6-8.

NOTES: From Mattie Hall and The Inn at Little Washington, VA.
Mattie is a direct descendant of George Washington's brother Charles.
Recipe By : An American Folklife Cookbook - ISBN 0-8052-3914-6

From: Dan Klepach Date: 05-15-95 (159) Fido:
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