This advertisement will appear in Early September Popular and Women's Weeklies, 1944 How to salt beans and make pickles They'll be welcome this winter—these " tonics for tired menus," and they are not at all difficult to make yourself. Even if you've never done any food preserving before, just you try these: Salting runner beans 1. Choose only young fresh beans. Wash, string, dry thoroughly, slice, or if very small leave whole. 2. Use at least 1 lb. cooking salt, dry, to each 3 lb. beans. 3. Put a deep layer of dry salt into a dry crock or jar, then press in a layer of beans.