Three bean salad

[steve_of_sandspoultry]

We just finished canning 23 pints of 3 bean salad, that should keep us going for awhile.

Steve in NC

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

wowza! look at that!! so what you're saying is that every turkey order gets a can on bean salad??

 

[davaroo]

Oh no, my worst nightmare!

When I was in the NAVY, 3-Bean salad was a staple. When it appeared on the chow line, you knew two things...

1. You'd been to sea for longer than 2 weeks and all the fresh stuff was gone.
3. It was going to be at least 2 more weeks before any fresh replenishments would be forthcoming.

To this day, the stuff doesn't stir my tastebuds. But you do have it aplenty, Steve. Good job!

 

[steve_of_sandspoultry]

wowza! look at that!! so what you're saying is that every turkey order gets a can on bean salad??

No you have that backwards.... every jar of 3 bean salad comes with a turkey!!!!!!



Steve

 

[steve_of_sandspoultry]

Oh no, my worst nightmare!

When I was in the NAVY, 3-Bean salad was a staple. When it appeared on the chow line, you knew two things...

1. You'd been to sea for longer than 2 weeks and all the fresh stuff was gone.
3. It was going to be at least 2 more weeks before any fresh replenishments would be forthcoming.

To this day, the stuff doesn't stir my tastebuds. But you do have it aplenty, Steve. Good job!

Dave, I don't remember that one from my Navy days. I must not have eaten it or just ate it and kept going. lol That was back in the days when we were bottomless pits and a plate of food went "poof - gone in 1.8 seconds". Remember???? When you could eat anything and everything and never gained a pound.

Steve

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

When you could eat anything and everything and never gained a pound.

you're not suggesting i put down the chocolate cake are you?

hee hee hee

but "every body loves a 3 bean salad" just isnt as funny.. hee hee hee

but you totally inspired me and we had fresh green beans tonite. with bacon (ours) of course!

whooot! i love summer food!!!

 

[FarmerDenise]

That looks fantastic. Can hardly wait to do mine. I just picked the first beans yesterday.

 

[steve_of_sandspoultry]

I'm a meat eater thru and thru but when all those fresh veggies come out of the garden....yummmy

 

[vfem]

Hey Steve.... slap me your recipe!!! I've never made it, and whenever I try it anywhere I go, I either gag over it... or its the best ever. So far, no 3 bean salad has been inbetween.

Yours looks delicious though!!!!!!!

 

[steve_of_sandspoultry]

Green beans, wax beans, kidney beans, onions. for the liquid 4 cups cider vinegar, 4 cups oil, salt, pepper to taste, 1 tablespoon sugar, tarragon. We made enough liquid to cover the beans, it was about 3 batches

We used 2 bags of kidney beans and did the bring to a boil and then let sit for an hour to soften thing. then mixed equally with the green & wax beans.

mix it all together and put in the fridge over night to blend. Next day bring the salad to a boil on the stove and put into sterilized jars, hot water bath for 15 minutes.

The spices are all to taste so whatever works for you.

And the first batch we canned has less kidney beans the 3rd has the most lol - I forgot that they sink to the bottom so stir it up good.

Steve