Creamy Haricot Bean Soup With Croutons

Ingredients

• 1 pint haricot beans
• 1 onion
• 2 quarts water
• 1 pint milk
• 0.5 oz beef dripping
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Bread for croutons

Method

1. 1 Soak the beans overnight in cold water.
2. 2 Boil the beans with the onion, dripping, pepper, salt, and 3 pints of water for 3 to 4 hours until very soft.
3. 3 Rub the cooked beans and liquid through a wire sieve.
4. 4 Stir in the milk and heat the soup over the fire until it boils.
5. 5 Serve with fried bread croutons.