Three bean salad is a well loved dish. But why make it fresh each time? Can your own three bean salad and you will have it on hand for quick suppers, activity dinners or picnics. It makes a perfect Christmas gift as well.
Three Bean Salad Recipe
Ingredients You Will Need:
1 ½ pounds green beans
1 ½ pounds wax beans
1 pound lima beans
2 cups sliced celery (about 3 stalks)
1 (8 ounce) onion, sliced
1 cup diced sweet red pepper (about one medium)
2 ½ cups sugar (this can be reduced to taste)
3 cups vinegar, 5% acidity
1 ¼ cups water
1 tablespoon mustard seed
1 teaspoon celery seed
4 teaspoons salt
Prepare your jars and lids for canning. Wash beans. Trim ends from green and wax beans and cut into pieces about one inch long. Shell the lima beans.
Combine beans, celery, pepper and onion in large pan. Cover with boiling water. Cook seven to eight minutes. Drain.
Bring sugar, mustard seed, salt, celery seed, vinegar and water to a boil in a separate pan. Simmer this for 15 minutes.
Pack hot bean mix into jars leaving ½ inch headspace. Ladle hot pickle broth into the jars, leaving ½ inch headspace.
Wipe rims. Place lids on jars. Screw bands down tightly.
Process 15 minutes in a boiling water canner.
Yield: 5 to 6 pints
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