Leather Britches Or Shuck Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

green beans, firm and fresh
large darning needle
heavy white thread

Preparation

Wash and dry a batch of firm green beans.
Remove ends and strings.
Using a large darning needle with heavy white thread, push the needle through the bean pod near the middle of each, pushing them along the thread so that they are about 1/4 inch apart.
Hang up the strings of beans in a warm, well ventilated place to dry.
They will shrivel and turn greenish gray.