Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Food and Entertaining: [header] How to blanch green beans [title] Prepare your green beans. [step] Rinse your beans thoroughly with water and snap the ends off of each bean. [substeps] Only snap about a quarter inch off of the ends.

Ending1: Try to leave as much of the bean intact. Snapping too much off the ends leaves the inside of the bean exposed. Ending2: If the bean pieces are visible beneath them, the beans are steamed too much and the beans will remain unsteamed. Before blanching the green beans, chill them in a heat-proof case. Ending3: The bean flesh can act as a homogenous coating and render the beans too dark. [title] Place the beans in a pan or shallow dish. Ending4: Keeping water in the bean will help loosen the dirt the beans are already stewing in, increasing their toughness. Blanching 3 pounds of green beans may thin out your blanching process.

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