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Lima Beans Recipe

Now fragrant with the _bean's_ perfume,

Now purpled with the pulse's bloom,

Might well with bright allusions store me;

But happier bards have been before me.

SHENSTONE.



These are generally considered the finest of all beans, and should be

gathered young. Shell them, lay them in a pan of cold water, and then

boil them about two hours, or till they are quite soft; drain them well,

and add to them some butter. They are destroyed by the first frost, but

can be kept during the winter by gathering them on a dry day, when full

grown, but not the least hard, and putting them in their pods into a

keg. Throw some salt into the bottom of the keg, and cover it with a

layer of bean pods, then add more salt, and then another layer of beans

in their pods, till the keg is full. Press them down with a heavy

weight, cover the keg closely, and keep it in a cool, dry place. Before

you use them, soak the pods all night in cold water, the next day shell

them, and soak the beans till you are ready to boil them.

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