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Lima Beans in Cream

Name: Lima Beans in Cream
Ingredients: 1 Pint Canned lima bean — Can lima beans before draining; 1906 source measure retained without conversion; 0.5 Gill Milk — Milk; 1906 source measure retained without conversion; 1 Gill Cream — Cream; 1906 source measure retained without conversion; 0.5 Teaspoon Salt — Salt; 1906 source measure retained without conversion; 1 Saltspoon (source measure) Cayenne pepper — Cayenne; 1906 source measure retained without conversion; source unit: saltspoon; 0.5 Tablespoon Butter — Butter; 1906 source measure retained without conversion; 1 Teaspoon Flour — Flour; 1906 source measure retained without conversion

Canned lima beans blanched and coated in cream-thickened milk sauce.

Type: Side dish

By Alexander Filippini · Posted Sep 29, 2026

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Step 1
Open one-pint can and drain beans. Plunge into boiling water TWO MINUTES; drain.
Step 2
Combine beans with half gill milk, gill cream, salt and cayenne; boil FIVE MINUTES.
Step 3
Knead half tablespoon butter with teaspoon flour, add this mix gradually to beans while stirring and cook FIVE MINUTES more. Plate as vegetable.

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