On Tuesday, September 2, 2014 9:03:18 AM UTC-4, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Sep 2014 05:12:45 -0700 (PDT), Helpful person
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> >Green beans are very easy. First boil them in water
> >until nearly done.
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> That's the problem, back to square one, what's nearly done?
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No, the problem is not determining what's nearly done. The problem is the
beans continue to cook after they are removed from the pot. Shocking in
cold water prevents this and fixes the color.

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