HOW TO PICK VEGETABLES 



are apt to break in two if you do not take hold 

 of them close by the stem. Pull upward and the 

 stem joint will break. Beans are ready to use when 

 they are crisp and plump and before the seeds be- 



GRASP BEANS CLOSE TO THE STEM WHEN PICKING, AND BEND UPWARD. 

 THE STEM SHOULD REMAIN ON THE BEAN 



gin to grow large inside. If you prefer green shell 

 beans, allow the seed to grow larger, but pick them 

 before the shell grows hard and brown. Take the 

 beans out of the shells, which are now too tough to 

 use. The green variety beans are green when they 

 are ready to use, but wax and butter bean pods or 



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