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> Still learning basic techniques.
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> I have a minestrone recipe that I've made in the past, and it's great.
> It calls for a can of green beans. I have fresh green beans on hand.
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> If I want to use the fresh beans, can I just put them into the soup,
> considering that's it's going to simmer for a couple of hours?
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> Or do I need to boil them ( or something else) first?
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> Thanks!

Oh, geez, I would snap off the ends and put them in (probably cut
into two) and put them in the last ... I don't know ... 20 minutes?
Leave some life in them. Jill? What you say?

nancy