{"id":4973,"slug":"boiled-wax-beans","title":"Boiled wax beans","description":"From The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book (1919) by Victor Hirtzler.","ingredients_raw":["wax beans","salted water","butter","salt","pepper","chopped parsley"],"ingredients_norm":["wax bean","salted water","butter","salt","pepper","parsley"],"steps":["Cut the strings from both sides of the beans, and cut the beans in two.","Boil in salted water until done.","Then drain off the water, and to each pound of beans add two ounces of butter and a little salt and pepper.","Simmer for a few minutes.","Sprinkle with chopped parsley before serving."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39550","source_ref":"pg:39550:w45:12","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.95,"content_hash":"bdec74f3c884b8a8f9d9c3a5334cd59d5a39da3332aa0d8c3e0966e7f2af3006","created_at":"2026-08-02T16:40:36Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T16:40:36Z","notice":"Historical recipe (1919), reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/boiled-wax-beans"}