Dried Lima Beans
Ingredients
Directions
Soak the dried Lima beans overnight in water.
Drain and rinse the beans.
In a pot, cover the beans with fresh water and add salt.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until tender, about 1-2 hours.
Serve as a side dish or incorporate into other recipes.
Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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