- Asparagus.
- Cream, 2 tablespoonfuls.
- Salt.
- Eggs, 4.
- Butter, 1 tablespoonful.
Cut the tender tops from a bunch of asparagus, and boil about twenty minutes. Then put into a baking-tin with butter and salt. Beat the whites and yolks of the eggs separately, add the cream and pour this over the asparagus. Bake until the eggs are set.
ASPARAGUS WITH GREEN PEAS
- Asparagus, 2 cups.
- Peas, 2 cups.
- Salt.
- Rich milk or cream.
- Flour.
Break the tender parts of the asparagus into one-inch lengths and put with the peas into boiling water enough to cover. Boil till tender; add sufficient rich milk or cream to make a gravy. Thicken with flour, season with salt, let come to a boil, and serve.
BAKED BEANS
Wash one and three-fourths cups of navy beans and put them into an earthen jar, covering immediately with one and three-fourths quarts of boiling water. Add salt, cover, and put into the oven. When they boil well, draw the jar to the edge of the oven, where they will just simmer. Cook for twenty-four hours. If they get too dry, add a little boiling water. The beans will be nicely colored and have a rich flavor.
BAKED BEANS
- Small white beans, 2 cups.
- Protose, if desired.
- Molasses, 1 teaspoonful.
- Salt.
Clean the beans, soak in cold water one hour, season with salt and molasses. Put into a covered jar with plenty of water; bake overnight in a slow oven. When done, the beans should be whole, dry, and mealy, and of a rich brown color. This can only be obtained by baking the beans several hours in a slow oven. If desired, a little chopped protose may be added. Serve the beans plain, or with brown bread.