Purée of Lima Beans

1 cup dried lima beans
3 pts. water
2 slices onion
2 slices turnip
1 cup cream or milk
4 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon pepper

Wash the beans and soak them over night. Drain them, and, when boiling, cook them with the prepared onion and turnip and the water in a cooker for four hours or more. Rub this through a strainer, add the seasoning and cream or milk, and bind it.

Serves seven or nine persons.