Boiled Lima Beans Recipe
Ingredients
| Green Lima beans- 1 quart or Dried Lima beans- 2 cups | ||
| Fat | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Milk or cream- 1 cup, if desired | ||
| Salt | To Taste | |
| Pepper | To Taste | |
Directions
MAKING
1.If the green beans are used, put them into just enough boiling water to cover, and boil slowly until tender
2.Salt the water just before cooking is completed
3.Add fat and salt and pepper to taste
4.If desired, a cup of milk or cream may be added and the beans allowed to simmer in it for a moment
5.If dried beans are used they may be soaked 12 hours in plenty of cold water, and boiled in the same water with one eighth teaspoon of soda added for each quart of water; or the process may be hastened by soaking them for one hour and simmering them for 2 hours
6.If they are not soaked at all, they can be made tender by simmering for 2 1/2hours
7.The water should be drained off before the milk or cream is added
Serving
8.Serve with rice
1.If the green beans are used, put them into just enough boiling water to cover, and boil slowly until tender
2.Salt the water just before cooking is completed
3.Add fat and salt and pepper to taste
4.If desired, a cup of milk or cream may be added and the beans allowed to simmer in it for a moment
5.If dried beans are used they may be soaked 12 hours in plenty of cold water, and boiled in the same water with one eighth teaspoon of soda added for each quart of water; or the process may be hastened by soaking them for one hour and simmering them for 2 hours
6.If they are not soaked at all, they can be made tender by simmering for 2 1/2hours
7.The water should be drained off before the milk or cream is added
Serving
8.Serve with rice
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