German Hot Green Bean Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 1/2 lb. fresh green beans
    3 slices bacon
    2 Tbsp. sugar
    1/2 tsp. salt
    1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
    2 Tbsp. bacon drippings
    1 small onion, sliced
    2 Tbsp. cornstarch
    1/2 c. cold water
Preparation
    Snap off ends of beans; cut into 1-inch pieces.
    Cook beans in 1 cup of boiling water in saucepan until just barely tender. Drain; reserve 1/4 cup liquid.
    Cook bacon in skillet until lightly browned; reserve 2 tablespoons drippings.
    Drain bacon on absorbent paper; crumble.
    Add sugar, salt, lemon juice, onion rings and 1/4 cup reserved liquid to bacon drippings in skillet. Dissolve cornstarch in cold water; stir into skillet.
    Cook, stirring constantly until thick and clear.
    Simmer 1 minute; add beans.
    Heat.
    Sprinkle with crumbled bacon.

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