Cream Of Lima Bean Soup
By: Yuna Wu
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




1 cup dried lima beans
1 cup cream or milk
3 pints cold water
4 tablespoons butter
2 slices onion
2 tablespoons flour
4 slices carrot
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Preparation

1 Soak beans over night; in the morning drain and add cold water; cook until soft, and rub through a sieve.  2 Cut vegetables in small cubes, and cook five minutes in half the butter; remove vegetables, add flour, salt, and pepper, and stir into boiling soup.  3 Add cream, reheat, strain, and add remaining butter in small pieces.