Bean Pickle / Relish

malm, Jan 30, 2:36am
Has anyone got a recipe for bean pickle or relish?Have so many green beans and would like something different then just freezing them.Thanks.

jessie981, Jan 30, 5:09am
Bean Relish (Aunt Daisy so hope you can convert into metric)
4lbssliced beans
7 lgefinely sliced onions
2TBSPs each of salt, flour & mustard
2 sm tsps pepper
6pint vinegar
2 heaped tsps turmeric
1&1/2lb sugar
Boil vinegar, pepper, salt, sugar, beans & onions for 1 hour or till tender. Mix flour, mustard & turmetic with a little cold vinegar. Stir into beans & boil few mins. Cover when cold. Small piece of finely chopped garlic can be added if desired.

buzzy110, Jan 30, 5:20am
6 pints = 3.4litres
1½lbs = .454g

Both conversions are rounded so not exact but it hardly matters in the great scheme of things.

olwen, Mar 11, 6:11am
1 lb is about 450gm so 1.5 lb is about 675 gm