Mrs Beetons Vegetables Revisited
To Boil Haricots Blancs or White Haricot Beans
1.1lt (2 pints) White Haricot Beans
2˝lt (4 pints) Water
25g (1oz) Butter
1 tbsp (heaped) Salt
Put the beans into cold water to soak from 2 to 4 hours, according to their age.
Put them into cold salted water, bring them to boil and simmer very slowly until tender.
Pour the water away, reduce to the lowest heat, with the lid of the saucepan partially off, to allow the beans to dry.
Add 25g (1oz) butter and a seasoning of salt and pepper.
Shake the beans for a minute or two and serve, do not stir them with a spoon, in case of breaking them to pieces.
Time: After the water boils, from 2 to 2˝ hours.
Note: Haricots blancs, when new and fresh, should be put into boiling water and do not require any soaking previous to dressing..
Sufficient: for 4 or 5 persons.
Seasonable in winter, when other vegetables are scarce.
TO BOIL HARICOTS BLANCS or WHITE HARICOT BEANS
1119. INGREDIENTS - 1 quart of white haricot beans, 2 quarts of soft water, 1 oz. of butter, 1 heaped tablespoonful of salt.
Mode - Put the beans into cold water, and let them soak from 2 to 4 hours, according to their age; then put them into cold water, salted in the above proportion, bring them to boil, and let them simmer very slowly until tender; pour the water away from them, let them stand by the side of the fire, with the lid of the saucepan partially off, to allow the beans to dry; then add 1 oz. of butter and a seasoning of pepper and salt. Shake the beans about for a minute or two, and serve: do not stir them with a spoon, for fear of breaking them to pieces.
Time - After the water boils, from 2 to 2-1/2 hours.
Average cost, 4d. per quart.
Sufficient for 4 or 5 persons.
Seasonable in winter, when other vegetables are scarce.
Note - Haricots blancs, when new and fresh, should be put into boiling water, and do not require any soaking previous to dressing.
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