This handwritten recipe card was found in a large collection, date unknown. I’ve typed it out below along with a scanned copy (front side only).

Penna. Dutch Style Green Beans
4 servings

3 strips bacon
1 small onion sliced thin
2 tsps. cornstarch
1/4 T. salt
1/2 T. dry mustard
1 size 303 cut green beans
1 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 Tbsp. vinegar
1 hard cooked egg

Drain beans and reserve 1/2 cup of liquid.

Fry bacon until crisp. Remove bacon and crumble. Drain off all but 1 tbsp. of drippings and add onion and brown slightly. Stir in salt, cornstarch, sugar, vinegar, mustard and the 1/2 cup liquid from beans.

Stir constantly until mixture boils and thickens. Add the drained beans and heat thoroughly, turn into serving dish and garnish with crumbled bacon and hard boiled egg.

If bacon is not desired–use butter instead of drippings and garnish with egg only.