286. PUREE OF RED HARICOT BEANS.
TAKE one quart of red haricot beans, and having put them to soak the overnight, drain off the water on the following morning; put them into a small stockpot with carrots, celery, an onion stuck with three cloves, and a knuckle of raw ham; add three quarts of good stock, and set the whole on the stove-fire to simmer gently for about four hours. Then remove the carrot, celery, onion, and the ham; drain off the broth from the beans, and pound them in a