Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried beans
• 1/2 teasp soda
• 1 qt clear, cold water
• 1 or 2 cups tomatoes
• a little butter
• pepper to taste
• salt to taste
• a very little sugar

Method

1. 1

   Soak beans in water with soda, parboil, rinse, then cook in fresh water until soft.

2. 2

   Add tomatoes and cook for 30 minutes, then season with butter, pepper, salt, and sugar.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Farm and home cook book and housekeeper's assistant (1907) by Adeline O. Goessling, page 84. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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