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LIMA BEANS
Shell and wash 1 quart of lima beans and cook in salt water till tender. Drain
and add 2 ounces butter, a cup of cream, with salt and pepper to taste.
STRING BEANS
2 quarts beans.
String carefully and put in a saucepan and boil 20 minutes. Drain the water from
them and replace with 2 quarts boiling water. Add a piece of bacon or middling
and boil 1 1/2 hours.
Instead of the bacon a dressing of 1 pint of cream, a lump of butter, a little
flour, salt, and pepper may be used. Serve hot.
BAKED CABBAGE
Take one head of cabbage and remove the outside leaves and split in four
sections. Boil in salt water till tender. Drain through a colander. Put in a
baking dish and pour over it 1 cup of cream. Add a small piece of butter, with
salt and pepper to taste. Break an egg over the centre. Put in oven and bake
till brown. Serve hot.
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