Now here is "a mess of beans."  This is three days worth of picking, and fills a gallon zipper bag.  

 

We blanch them:  steam the beans in a skillet with salted water for 5 minutes, then dump them in ice water until they are cold.  Then using the same pan, heat butter until it's foamy, and put the beans back in.  Add minced garlic and cook until they are hot again.  We serve them with cooked potatoes or cooked Chanterelles.  Yummy.

 

Good thing they are easy to cook, and delicious, because when they start coming in, we are inundated.  I've heard of worse problems.

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!