Creamed Beans

Ingredients

• 1 pint of navy beans
• 1 tablespoon of melted butter
• 1 tablespoon of flour
• 0.5 pint of milk
• 2 well-beaten eggs

Method

1. 1

   Soak beans overnight.

2. 2

   Boil in salt water until they drop to pieces.

3. 3

   Run through a colander.

4. 4

   Mix butter, flour, and milk, and cook until thick.

5. 5

   Stir into beans and add eggs.

6. 6

   Pour into a greased baking dish, cover with bread crumbs, and bake until rich brown.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The way to the heart (1905) by Carrie Pickett Moore, page 19. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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