Lima Beans

One qt. of Lima beans, wash and soak them over night in cold water; simmer over a slow fire 4 hours; then add salt, pepper, butter (the size of an egg), and 1 qt. of sweet milk; boil for 1/2 hour.

Lima and Butter Beans

Shell and place in cold water, allowing them to remain in the water 1/2 hour; then put into boiling water with a little salt and cook until tender; drain, and butter and pepper.

French Beans

Top, tail and string the beans carefully; cut in pieces about an inch long; lay in cold salt water for a quarter of an hour; drain, plunge into saucepan of boiling water and boil until tender; drain in a colander; dish with lump of of butter stirred in.