Lima Beans With Ham Recipe

Instructions

1. Take three-quarters of a pound of lima beans, very tender young ones.
2. Put them in boiling water for about five minutes to whiten them.
3. Then put into a saucepan one heaping tablespoon of butter, some chopped parsley, and one small onion chopped up fine.
4. When the onion is fried, add three ounces of raw ham, also chopped up.
5. When the ham is fried put in the lima beans, and a little while before they are cooked add two or three tablespoons of stock.
6. Serve with dice of fried bread.