Show beang bling baans is at this season of the year an evening occupation for german housewives they are the common string beans which can ba bought by the bag about two bushels they are washed and strung and then with a very sharp knife or special implement they are cut into very thin slices and packed in layers in an earthen crock on each layer of beans is spread a layer of salt and when tho crock is almost full a large plate covers the whole and is held down by a weight generally a brick if brine does not collect sufficiently to cover the layers a little 13 are for use in the winter the salt that Is absorbed must be removed by the beans overnight when they are ready to be cooked it is not unusual for housewives to have parties at which their friends and relatives assist in the slicing refreshments being secondary features of the occasions new york sun |