Bean Soup

Ingredients

• One qt. dried white beans
• a cup milk or cream
• butter
• soda

Method

1. 1

   Soak 1 qt. of dried white beans overnight.

2. 2

   In the morning, drain; add 2 qts. of water; when it comes to the boiling point, pour off and add 2 qts. of fresh boiling water, also about 0.5 of a teaspoonful of soda.

3. 3

   Boil until the beans are soft; then press through a sieve and return it to the kettle.

4. 4

   Add salt and pepper to taste and a cup of cream or a cup of milk and a bit of butter.

5. 5

   If still too thick, add more milk.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The white ribbon cook book (1894) by Kathryn Armstrong, page 10. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Bean Soup — One qt. dried white beans, a cup milk or cream, butter, soda

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