Haricot Soup. Time—4½ hours.
1 pint haricot beans, 1 pint milk, 2 quarts water, 1 onion; pepper and salt to taste.
Soak the beans in water all night. Next morning put them in a saucepan with the water, pepper, salt, and sliced onion. Boil gently 4 hours. Then mash all through a sieve into a basin, stir in the milk, and return to the saucepan to get hot.