Salad Recipe ∽ Three Bean Salad II

This recipe is from the 1920's. It was my sister in law's great grandmother's. I have tried many, but keep coming back to this one. I hope you enjoy it as much as my family does!

Ingredients

• 1 ¼ cups white sugar
• 3 teaspoons cornstarch
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground dry mustard
• 1 ¼ cups water
• ½ cup cider vinegar
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can green beans, drained
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can wax beans, drained
• 1 (15.25 ounce) can red kidney beans, drained
• ½ cup finely chopped onion
• ½ cup finely chopped green bell pepper

Cooking Directions

1. In a small saucepan over medium heat, stir together the sugar, cornstarch, salt, mustard, water and vinegar. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let cool.
2. In a large bowl, combine the green beans, wax beans, kidney beans, onion and green pepper. Pour the cooled dressing over all and toss to coat. Best if marinated for at least an hour before serving. Yummy!

Nutrition Facts

• calories442.9
• carbohydrateContent100.1 g
• cholesterolContent2.4 mg
• fatContent1.1 g
• fiberContent8.1 g
• proteinContent8 g
• sodiumContent1332.1 mg
• sugarContent75.3 g