3 lb Green beans,fresh
Salt
Water
6    Bacon slices

1. Wash beans, snip off ends. Drop into salted boiling
water, reduce heat and cook until barely tender. Turn
out into a colander and immediately rinse under cold
water to stop cooking process.
2. Cook the bacon over low heat in a deep heavy pot
until crisp. Remove bacon, drain on paper toweling,
and crumble.
3. Pour off and discard all but 2 tablespoons bacon
fat from pot. Wehn ready to serve, heat bacon fat, add
beans, and fork-stir until heated. Stir in crumbled
bacon and serve at once.