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Beans and Bacon

From The thorough good cook, 1895

Serves 4

Beans can also garnish ham.

Presented as published in 1895. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Ingredients

Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from The thorough good cook (1895) by George Augustus Sala, page 128. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Beans and Bacon. Windsor beans should be served young, and fresh gathered. Boil them in salt and water ; when done, drain them, and lay the bacon over the beans without any sauce. The bacon should be fat, and nicely boiled. Send up separately, in a sauce-boat, chopped parsley in melted butter

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