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I am becoming extremely enthusiastic about wax beans. I' may make that your problem.
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Fasolkowa - Polish Yellow Wax Bean Soup (recipe in Polish)
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Growing Tip: Growing Garden Wax Beans and First Harvest
You might remember I told you about Planting Wax and Green Beans. I planted the first seedlings in the Squash Square on the mid-April, and today (1st July), I harvested my first Wax Beans!
In the meantime, I watered them very regularly --at their feet, not on their leaves-- and as they grew, I helped them onto the treillis. Then, they started blooming, cute pale mauve little flowers, by the end of May. It was the bees’ moment; they pollinated, and I kept watering: once a month, I would mix 1 cup Onion Skin Decoction and 4 cups Nettle Soup in a watering can, and top with about 8 litres of water, give a good stir and water my seedlings with this natural fertiliser.
On the 6th of June, the first beans were forming. They kept growing all month, new flowers bloomed, more bees came, and tentative beans appeared.
The older ones grew longer and paler --this characteristic cream yellow colour-- and today, I harvested six of them (along with Mesclun, Parsley, Chives and basil), gently cutting them off the plant, being careful not to tear them. Harvesting beans when they are ready --cream yellow, and firm to the touch-- will allow the plant to produce new flowers and more beans! If you let them mature on the vine, the plant will eventually die.
Thus, I picked the first six Wax Beans of the season: a modest harvest perhaps, but quite enough for a salad!
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Traditional Three Bean Salad
This classic three bean salad, which is marinated overnight for the best flavor, combines green beans, wax beans, and kidney beans with a warm vinaigrette dressing.
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Nova Scotian Hodge Podge
This Nova Scotian vegetable stew is an old favorite. is usually prepared in the fall, right after gardens have been harvested. The use of the freshest vegetables is crucial. This recipe is very adaptable; you can change the quantities and vegetables used.
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Cookson Stew Recipe
Six bean stew with pork sausage and BBQ sauce.
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Salad Recipe
This three bean salad made with green beans, wax beans, and kidney beans keeps well, serves a lot of people, and is great for summer picnics and cookouts.
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Nova Scotian Hodge Podge
This is an old favourite vegetable stew from Nova Scotia. Is typically made in the fall as gardens are just harvested. It is important that the freshest veggies are used. This recipe very much lends itself to tinkering by adding different vegetables and quantities. 1 cup fresh wax beans trimmed and snapped, 1/2 cup water, 6 tablespoons butter, 1 cup diced carrot, 1 cup diced turnip, 1 cup fresh green beans trimmed and snapped, 2 cups cubed new potatoes, 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup heavy cream
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Three Bean Salad Recipe
This green bean, wax bean, and kidney bean salad keeps well, feeds a sizable crowd, and is perfect for summer picnics and cookouts. 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, 2/3 cup distilled white vinegar, 1 can kidney beans drained and rinsed, 1 pound wax beans, 3/4 cup white sugar or to taste, 1/3 cup vegetable oil, 1/2 teaspoon celery seed, 1 onion sliced into thin rings, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 can green beans
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Nova Scotian Hodge Podge
This is an old favourite vegetable stew from Nova Scotia. Is typically made in the fall as gardens are just harvested. It is important that the freshest veggies are used. This recipe very much lends itself to tinkering by adding different vegetables and quantities.
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Three Bean Salad
This green bean, wax bean, and kidney bean salad keeps well, feeds a sizable crowd, and is perfect for summer picnics and cookouts.
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Three Bean Salad - Traditional Three Bean Salad
This classic three bean salad, which is marinated overnight for the best flavor, combines green beans, wax beans, and kidney beans with a warm vinaigrette dressing.
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Soups, Stews and Chili - Pork - Cookson Stew
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Recipe for Green Beans Italiano
This recipe produces a straightforward and delectable tomato-green bean side dish. 2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic, 2 teaspoons white sugar, 1.5 teaspoons salt, 1 can Italian-style diced tomatoes drained, 1.5 cups low-sodium beef broth, 1/2 cup olive oil, 2 tablespoons parsley flakes, 2 pounds green beans trimmed
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