Green or Yellow Wax Pickle Bean.

From an upper-left name resembling ‘Mrs Oakley’ and a lower black-ink name resembling ‘Dorothy …ell’.

Ingredients

• green or yellow wax pickle beans; syrup made from 1 cup Vinegar, 1 cup water, and 1 cup sugar

Directions

1. Cook beans until [done crossed out] or tender., with later alternatives ‘or use Raw’ and ‘or just Blanch for 3 min’
2. or use Raw
3. or just Blanch for 3 min
4. Pack in jars and put syrup on them.
5. Cold pack for 10 or 15 minutes.

Timing

• 3 min
• 10 or 15 minutes

Temperature

• tender; Raw; Blanch; Cold pack

Equipment

• jars; cooking or blanching vessel; cold-pack processing equipment

Notes

• Very good.

Transcription

Ma Oakley Very good. Darby Well

Arwilda’s edits

Arwilda’s note: Changed “done” to “or tender.”. Word “done” is crossed out after “Cook beans until”; visible final wording continues “or tender.” Arwilda’s note: The original wording is obscured; the final visible text is “or use Raw”. Black-ink alternate preparation instruction added beside cooking direction. Arwilda’s note: The original wording is obscured; the final visible text is “or just Blanch for 3 min”. Black-ink alternate blanching instruction added beside cooking direction.

Needs review

Uncertain top margin transcription: Reading and role of marginal text are uncertain; it may be a name or recipe evaluation. Candidates: “Ma Oakley Very good.”, “Mrs Oakley Very good.”.

Uncertain lower margin transcription: Reading and role of isolated black-ink text are uncertain. Candidates: “Darby Well”, “Darby Vell”.

Uncertain uncertainties: upper text more closely resembles ‘Mrs Oakley’; lower text more closely resembles ‘Dorothy …ell’ Candidates: “upper text more closely resembles ‘Mrs Oakley’; lower text more closely resembles ‘Dorothy …ell’”.