Haricot Beans, To Prepare and Cook

Ingredients

• Wash the haricot beans
• an onion stuck with 2 or 3 cloves
• a bunch of herbs
• a little dripping or fat

Method

1. 1

   Wash the haricot beans and let them soak in cold water overnight to soften them.

2. 2

   Next day, throw away any beans that are floating on the top of the water and drain the others.

3. 3

   Put them into a saucepan with fresh cold water to cover them, an onion stuck with cloves, and a bunch of herbs.

4. 4

   Bring the beans quickly to the boil and then allow them to simmer slowly until tender.

5. 5

   When ready, drain the beans, reserve the water in which they were cooked, and remove the onion and bunch of herbs.

6. 6

   The beans are now ready to be served in any way required.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery for every household (1914) by Florence B. Jack, page 272. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Haricot Beans, To Prepare and Cook Wash the haricot beans and let them soak in cold water overnight to soften them. Next day, throw away any beans that are floating on the top of the water and drain the others. Put them into a saucepan with fresh cold water to cover them, an onion stuck with 2 or 3 cloves, and if liked a bunch of herbs. If the water is very hard it is a good plan to add a little dripping or fat

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