Cream Of Lima Bean And Tomato Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. dried lima beans
3 c. water
1 c. canned or cooked tomatoes
4 Tbsp. butter
4 Tbsp. flour
1 qt. milk
salt and pepper

Preparation

Put lima beans, water and tomatoes in a saucepan, cover and cook until beans are soft.
Press the mixture through a sieve. Melt butter in saucepan and add flour, mixing well.
Add milk and cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
Add slowly to the lima bean mixture and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Serves 6.