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Vegetables, to Make Tender

When peas, French beans, and similar vegetables are old, or when the water in which they are to be boiled is hard, a very small piece of soda may be thrown in with them, and this will serve to make them tender and of a good colour. If too much soda is put in, the taste of the vegetables will be entirely spoilt.