Bean
And Potato Soup
1 cup dry white
beans
1 qt sliced potatoes
2 qts milk OR water
1/4 tsp powdered thyme
1 cup thin cream
Salt to taste
Soak the white
beans over night; in the morning drain and put to cook in boiling
water. When tender, rub through a colander.
Boil the sliced
potatoes in as small a quantity of water as possible, rub through
a colander, and add to the beans.
Add milk or
water sufficient to make two quarts, and the thyme and salt to season.
Boil for a few minutes, add the thin cream, and serve.