Beck drew up the diagram in his spare time while working as an engineering draftsman at the London Underground Signals Office. London Underground was initially sceptical of Beck's radical proposal, an uncommissioned spare-time project, but tentatively introduced it to the public in a small pamphlet in 1933.
Ingredients. 1  1/4 cup cooked and crumbled bacon. 2  1 small chopped onion. 3  1 pound frozen whole green beans (or fresh if you can get them). 4  1/2 cup hottest tap water. 5  1 cup chicken stock (or 1 cup water, 1 chicken bouillon cube.). 6  1 teaspoon black pepper. 7  1 clove garlic minced. 8  Place the bacon and onion in the crock of a slow cooker. 9  Add the green ...onât be tempted to use canned green beans as is the practice in some sub-standard restaurants. While the canned variety possess the familiar gray-green color of properly cooked (at least according to Southerners) fresh or frozen beans, they donât absorb the flavors of the bacon and onion.
Freezing Fresh Green Beans. 1  First, pick fresh, crisp green beans. 2  Wash off all dirt, leaves, etc. 3  Once dirt is removed, snap off the end of the stems.  Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil and let boil for one 1  minute. Place green beans into the pot of boiling water for three minutes.